ADF appeals case of MI fifth-grader whose religious speech was censored
Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund have filed a petition with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit asking the full court to review the case of a student who was censored for expressing a religious viewpoint as part of a school project. “Christian students shouldn’t be penalized for expressing their beliefs,” said ADF Senior Legal Counsel Jeff Shafer. . . .
In 2003, officials at Handley School in Saginaw, Mich., barred Joel Curry, a fifth-grade student, from “selling” candy cane ornaments to fellow students as part of a classroom marketing project dubbed “Classroom City.” Curry was not permitted to participate until he agreed to remove an attached pamphlet explaining the religious symbolism of the candy cane. Read more. . .