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LAS VEGAS - A high school valedictorian who had the plug pulled on her microphone as she gave an address referring to Jesus Christ has filed a lawsuit against school officials, claiming her rights to religious freedom and free speech were trampled.
Brittany McComb, 18, said she was giving her June 15 commencement address to some 400 graduates of Foothill High School and their family members when the sound was cut.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060714/ap_on_re_us/religious_valedictorian"
The school did this because of a 9th district court of appeals ruling that proselytizing in public school speeches is forbidden and is to be censored. What does the forum think? Reeks of overbearing authority to me, but it's not like she was cut off while speaking out in the street. The school gave her the stage and the mic and the audience and she really doesn't have any right to say beyond what they let her say.
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