A New York high school student has won the right to display Bible verses on her senior parking spot after a battle over free speech and religious expression came to a close.
Grand Island High School initially rejected Sabrina Steffans’ designs because they included Christian imagery and Scripture, but after intervention from the First Liberty Institute — a nonprofit legal organization dedicated to defending religious liberty — the school reversed its decision, citing constitutional principles.
“The first [design], I wasn’t very surprised that they turned that down because I do run a Bible club , and they turned down a lot of stuff in the Bible club,” Steffans told Fox News on Tuesday.
“I was kind of surprised [they turned down the second design] because it was only a Bible verse, so