LA City College Student Alleges Teacher Would Not Allow Him to Deliver Speech Opposing Same Sex Marriage

Today’s LA Times reports that a student at LA City College has filed suit challenging what he alleges was the denial of the opportunity to complete a speech as part of his public speaking class because the teacher and several members of the class disagreed with the message of the speech, opposition to same sex marriage. The student is represented by the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF). The complaint alleges that the teacher’s actions constituted religious discrimination and a violation of the student’s  free speech rights. The student’s evaluation sheet for the speech exercise includes hand-written notations listing the topic of the speech as “God”, commenting that “proselytizing is inappropriate in a public school”, and remarking “Ask God what your grade is”.  The ADF website presents more information about the suit.

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