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Dale, you liar. Schools have never banned prayer as students are free to pray however they want on lunch break or during passing periods. What is not allowed is a teacher ordering students to pray or to lead the students in prayer (like during a football game). This has been the same for 40 years so I refuse to believe Dale was just making an honest mistake and instead he, as usual, was deliberately lying about what the courts have repeatedly said.
It was always the religious, churchy ones that did well in school and got scholarships, but it was always the atheists that were the drop out weirdo's.
I certainly would applaud, even if I disagreed with their views. Anytime a school requires a Valedictorian to have a speech pre-approved before it is given should be ripped up. I do not want to hear what the school thinks is politically correct or politically safe. I want to hear the Valedictorian, in their own words, speak about whatever happens to be on their mind.
Ditto. I couldn't believe it the first time I realized these days, the speeches have to be approved. Never heard of such a thing in my time.
My original comment was about students in the high school in which I taught. I gave an example of how schools in my school district handled valedictorians who tossed their pre-approved commencement speeches in favor of going 'rogue'. This SC school district apparently has different standards, sobeit. Next year, perhaps a val will once again rip up his/her speech and instead give one in support of gay marriage or women's reproductive rights, or anti-gun legislation, or any number of other topics of contention. I wonder how many of you will also applaud this next student who's standing up for what he/she believes.
A student who has done what it takes to become the valedictorian should have great leeway to say whatever it is they want to say. They've earned it.
If I was over the graduation the only thing I would say to the valedictorian is that they have shown themselves to be responsible up to this point so don't go and screw up all those years of hard work up by making the school look bad.
IMO most people who support the valedictorian here would support others in respectfully expressing their views in their speech.
Oh, you mean like people who's beliefs are that public schools should remain neutral on the subject of religion? Those Americans?
The school remained neutral here.
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