Is a student's speech at a high school graduation private or is it considered public and represents the school? According to a group called First Liberty although the speech is given at a public high school graduation ceremony the speech is considered private and legally protected speech
According to First Liberty’s website, they are “the largest legal organization in the nation dedicated exclusively to defending religious liberty for all Americans”
Fox News reported that the principal of Michigan’s Hillsdale High School, Amy Goldsmith, had a problem with the content of the Valedictorian’s Elizabeth Turner’s upcoming valedictory speech for graduation which mentioned Jesus Christ.