MONUMENT, Colo.—A judge says Monument high school didn’t violate a student’s constitutional rights when it punished her for talking about her religion in a commencement speech.
Lewis-Palmer High School officials had screened Erica Corder’s 2006 speech in advance, but she changed her text, urging the audience to consider the Christian faith.
The principal required her to write a letter explaining her actions and acknowledging the remarks were her personal views before she was given her diploma.
Corder sued, but U.S. District Judge Walker Miller ruled last month that the school didn’t violate her rights because her remarks were school-sponsored, rather than private speech.
He also said the case was moot since Corder no longer attends the school.
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Information from: The Gazette,
