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Interesting comments on this thread. But, there does seem to be a fact that's not mentioned either in the article or by the ACLU or even the school... The Jonesboro Middle School Schootings in 1998...11 students wounded, 4 Middle School Students (ages 11-12), killed and one teacher (who used her body as a shield for her students).

I do not know if this particular student was present, but many of those graduating from High School in Jonesboro in May most certainly were...and possibly at least one of those students murdered should have been among the graduating Seniors. Perhaps, it confuses what has become a debate issue...the "Politically Correct Place" for Religion, Schools, and God (a non-issue for over 200 years under our Government, Constitution, & God;but those points have already been debated on this thread).

Just thought there might have been a more personal side to the student's urgency & use of her public speaking time...that was understood & accepted (or at the least not particularly offended by)by those in the audience. Also, the general community apparently did not rise up about this...a video made it's way to the ACLU who just filed over something that occurred over 5 months ago.

I think it shows the pernicious effect of trying to impose a single standard across the country. What the girl did was somewhat over the top, even for her town. But she was not speaking to the same ki9nd of audience that she would have been in Caifornia or Massachusetts. If obscenity is to be judged by local standards, why not religious sentiments?