Law firm scolds school for trying to stop religious rap
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Breaking Legal News - POSTED: 2007/10/15 10:57
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According to Liberty Counsel officials, assistant principal Montyne Barbee told James on Tuesday to perform a non-religious song. School officials could not be reached Friday.
Kenyetta Whipper, James' mother, contacted Liberty Counsel and met with Barbee. Liberty Counsel officials said they also sent a letter to the school's principal explaining that schools "cannot censor our religious speech" in events like a talent show for which students choose their own material to perform.