Religion is an important part of Elizabeth Turner s life and she feels that it s important to give some credit to Jesus Christ as she addresses other graduating seniors. But the Hillsdale High School senior has been told that she needs to keep quiet about her religious beliefs during her valedictorian speech.
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With representation from an organization known as First Liberty, Turner has filed a complaint against the school, claiming that they re violating federal law which allows private religious speech at school events. First Liberty contends that Turner s address constitutes private and legally protected speech even though it would be delivered in a public forum.