Readers of The Oklahoman who responded to a call for opinions were divided on the question of whether a University of Oklahoma psychology student should have received a zero on the essay she wrote as a class assignment. But most agreed that her free speech rights had not been violated.

Samantha Fulnecky, a junior majoring in psychology, took the unusual course of complaining to the university president and the governor about her grade and then filed a formal grade appeal and discrimination complaint . She told The Oklahoman she had received the grade "for my beliefs and using freedom of speech, and especially for my religious beliefs."

How readers responded

"One can make the argument that Ms. Fulnecky did not deserve a 0 out of 25 on the assignment based on the grading criteria list

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