Wisconsin Graduate Challenges Bible-Verse Ban, School Drops Graduation Slideshow

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 1

Less than 24 hours before commencement, Arrowhead High School told Sarianne Beronja her Proverbs 3:6 message could not appear beside her photo, and also rejected an alternative note thanking God.
Superintendent Conrad Farner said the slideshow was school-sponsored speech, not a public forum, and that district rules limited messages to family thank-yous and future plans under a neutrality policy.
WILL says that policy unconstitutionally permits secular personal messages while excluding comparable religious viewpoints, and said it is prepared to sue unless the district changes course.
Farner said the district will stop using a graduation slideshow going forward, while Beronja argues past ceremonies included Bible verses and says the challenge is meant to protect future students' expression.