ADF attorneys appear on TV to discuss censorship of Wisconsin student’s religious art

ADF issued this press release on March 31, 2008 that begins:

ADF attorneys defend Wis. high school student facing religious discrimination

Tomah High School officials outlaw artwork containing cross and verse but give demonic illustrations a pass

MADISON, Wis. — Alliance Defense Fund attorneys filed a federal lawsuit Friday against the Tomah Area School District over an unconstitutional policy that bars religious free speech. Citing a policy prohibiting depictions of “blood, violence, sexual connotations, [or] religious beliefs,” officials penalized a Christian student for his artwork depicting a Bible verse and a cross but did not penalize students who included demonic illustrations in their artwork . . .

The press release links to the complaint filed in the A.P. v. Tomah Area School District case and to pictures of the artwork in question.

Since then, ADF attorney have appeared in numerous media outlets to discuss the case. A few of the television interviews are accessible in mp4 format below.  The files are very large, but one of them is available in a streaming format too.

Jeremy Tedesco on FOX News re: AP Tomah case 04-02-08 (22 meg)

Gary McCaleb on MSNBC re: AP Tomah case 04-02-08 (13.6 meg)

David Cortman on CNN re: AP Tomah case 04-01-08 (63.5 meg) also available here through Google streaming and on the ADF website home page.

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Student Sues Wisconsin School After Getting a Zero for Religious Drawing
ADF defends Wis. high school student facing religious discrimination