Michigan school punishes student for his beliefs

1 Peter 4:16 ESV Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name.

Important Takeaways:

  • Christian Student Sues Michigan School District That Punished Him For Sharing His Beliefs
  • A Michigan high school student has filed a federal lawsuit against his school after he was suspended for three days for sharing his Christian beliefs with another student in a hallway at the school and in a private text conversation off school property.
  • School officials also…instructed the teen that he must stop posting his religious comments on all his social media platforms.
  • Stout’s complaint alleges the school overstepped the law in the following ways:
  • Violating his First Amendment constitutional rights to Free Speech and to the Free Exercise of Religion;
  • Violating his Michigan constitutional rights;
  • Creating policies that are unconstitutionally vague and unenforceable;
  • Exceeding the boundaries of the Matt Epling Safe School Law by attempting “to police or punish speech or expression that does not occur ‘at school.'”

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