Montana Supreme Court Rules District Wrong to Bar Butte Student's Speech

November 19, 2010

Author: John Grant Emeigh

Source: The Missoulian/The Montana Standard

Wire Service: AP

http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/article_f5a44b32-f462-11df-a6b7-001cc4c002e0.html

The Montana Supreme Court of Friday sided with a Butte High School valedictorian who was barred from speaking at her 2008 graduation because she made references to God or Jesus in her speech.

 

In a 6-1 ruling, the Supreme Court reversed a lower court's decision and noted that it was "unreasonable" for school administrators to censor Renee Griffith's religious comments in her speech.