Principal threatens valedictorian's Navy career

A Texas high school principal reportedly threatened to torpedo a student’s future in the United States Naval Academy over the student’s expression of faith during a high school graduation ceremony, but he’s remaining silent on the issue for now.
Principal Mick Cochran declined to respond to a WND request for comment today on the issue that erupted after student Remington Reimer “deviated” from a school-edited speech by expressing his faith and asking listeners to protect their religious and constitutional rights. School officials had responded instantly by turning off his microphone.

“On Friday, June 7, 2013, JHS Principal Mick Cochran met with Remington’s father, Todd Reimer, and informed him that he intended to punish Remington for his perceived misdeed during the graduation ceremony,” said the letter, from Liberty Institute Director of Litigation Hiram Sasser to the Joshua Independent School District.
“Specifically, he threatened to send a letter to the United States Naval Academy where Remington will matriculate in June 2013, advising them that Remington has poor character, or words to that effect,” the letter said.

Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2013/06/principal-threatens-valedictorians-navy-career/#tKZwbID3OROmDpAd.99

There's more at that link but this is the gist of the article.

You know, I can understand the school officials not wanting student speakers to express their faith.  After all, we live in a sad time where a school district can get the heck sued out of them by the ACLU or atheist groups.  Its happened before.

But to threaten to sink this kids Naval career is just vindictive.  If it were just a case of him joining the Navy, I doubt that letter would mean much.  But this kid is going to the US Naval Academy, one of the hardest schools to get into in the country.  Military Academies take the cream of the crop, the best of the best.  They must have excellent references AND (if I remember correctly) recommendations from their congress person.  So this is no small threat.

Imo, the principle should offer to let the kid come by the school this summer and let him cut grass for a day and call it even.  No need to ruin the kids career. 

I dont see any problem with any student personally expressing themselves in such a way. Screw this edited, scripted, fascist society we live in!