Seeing as this event was organized by the school, an arm of the government, the school has a right as a matter of policy to control the content. Freedom of speech does not mean the government is obligated to pay for my microphone. Just as I would be forcibly removed -- and properly so -- if I barged up on stage at a public university to interrupt a speech by Ann Coulter, so could this girl be violently removed by the school. As it happens, it was probably quicker & easier just to let her get her crap overwith, rather than cause further disruption.
That's a very socialist way of thinking.
"Seeing as this event was organized by the school, an arm of the government, the school has a right as a matter of policy to control the content."
Good point - then you wouldnt disagree that the school could also support her in her right to say this. Again the community, i.e. in this case the school has the right to determine the content, not you, not the ACLU, or an unelected judge.
The problem with your AC anology is that the young lady didn't barge up on stage, she was invited to speak. I agree that graduation is not the proper place for an altar call, however, since we are a free people she is free to make her inapproriate altar call. The government must respect her freedom and leave her alone.
By the way if you think they should have forcibly removed her from the stage, what level of violence should the government use to get her away from the microphone? A backhand to the face? A billy club to the back of the head? A tazer to the abdomen? .40 S&W to central body mass?
The school board has a policy, Our policy is to not recognize any particular religion and not to recognize religion, period,” said Mixon, “In this case, the student was on the school program as giving a prayer, and that does go against our policies, which the speaker violated. A rather simple problem. The contension of many posters seems to be that somehow the girl has a First Amendment right to evangelize irrespective of school policy.
As I suspected you are in the camp that would feel safer from possibly offending language if the government posted a sniper at each and every public event so that offenders of your delicate sensibilities could be taken out instantly.