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...eighth-grader, Brandi Blackbear, practices Wicca, a non-Christian religion which is predicated upon nature and the seasons of the year. In addition to suspending her, her school also confiscated her private journal and forbade her from wearing or drawing any Wiccan symbol in school. In its lawsuit, the school maintains that Blackbear, who formerly had a sterling record, has become a pariah among her peers and has fallen behind in her schoolwork as a result of the allegations. Brandi's father, Timothy Blackbear, told the press that "it's hard for me to believe that in the year...
Hard to believe? More like absurd. Not only have Blackbear's civil rights, particularly her right to freedom of religion, been egregiously violated, but the case has proven her school thoroughly inept...
...also some of the most important for self-discovery and experimentation. For most, these years are hellish due to extreme insecurity, and it is the role of teachers and parents to guide and support these young adults through these difficult times. School officials certainly did not need to exacerbate Blackbear's feelings of isolation by alienating her and encouraging her classmates to follow suit...
Religious persecution is not simply part of the typical teenage angst that everyone has to deal with. Hopefully Blackbear, who has been described as a "sensitive young woman," will come out of this ordeal relatively unscathed...
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