Source: www.wnd.com - Saturday, November 29, 2014
A senior at Cascade High School in Everett, Washington, is in danger of being expelled because of his Christian beliefs and his conviction that it’s his responsibility to share them with others. The Pacific Justice Institute, which has gone to court seeking protection for student Michael Leal, says it’s fighting the district’s “egregious” speech restrictions in its lawsuit against the Everett School District. Leal has been suspended and threatened with expulsion for communicating about his faith with other students through printed tracts and his own testimony. School officials have claimed that Leal’s tracts, such as one called “How to Know God,” and other Christian messages, may be offensive. PJI attorneys said they were shocked to discover that the school allows students to distribute “literature” to other students only at the school entrances and exits before and after school, and the literature must be written by a student. They pointedly noted that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the Tinker case two generations ago that students do not shed their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse gate. “It is troubling to see a school district dig in its heels on a policy that is so clearly unconstitutional,” said Brad Dacus, president of PJI. “We are eager to vindicate Mr. Leal’s rights and prevent him from being expelled for simply sharing his deeply held beliefs. “We need more high school seniors, not less, who have strong moral co
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A senior at Cascade High School in Everett, Washington, is in danger of being expelled because of his Christian beliefs and his conviction that it’s his responsibility to share them with others. The Pacific Justice Institute, which has gone to court seeking protection for student Michael Leal, says it’s fighting the district’s “egregious” speech restrictions in its lawsuit against the Everett School District. Leal has been suspended and threatened with expulsion for communicating about his faith with other students through printed tracts and his own testimony. School officials have claimed that Leal’s tracts, such as one called “How to Know God,” and other Christian messages, may be offensive. PJI attorneys said they were shocked to discover that the school allows students to distribute “literature” to other students only at the school entrances and exits before and after school, and the literature must be written by a student. They pointedly noted that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the Tinker case two generations ago that students do not shed their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse gate. “It is troubling to see a school district dig in its heels on a policy that is so clearly unconstitutional,” said Brad Dacus, president of PJI. “We are eager to vindicate Mr. Leal’s rights and prevent him from being expelled for simply sharing his deeply held beliefs. “We need more high school seniors, not less, who have strong moral cofrom Top News on RSS Feeds http://www.wnd.com/2014/11/christian-beliefs-put-student-in-danger-of-expulsion/
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