A high school senior in Campbell, Kentucky was denied his diploma because he went off-script during a commencement address and mentioned the name of Jesus Christ.
Campbell County High School graduate Micah Price broke from his pre-approved address to give honor and glory to his “Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”
“He is the light, He is the way, the truth and the life,” Price said. “Class, everyone in the audience today, I’m here to tell you if you don’t have any of those things in your life, you can’t seem to find the answer, my Lord and Savior is your answer. He will give you the truth, the way and the life.”
Price said in a post, which you can watch below, that he stands by his decision and that he will accept whatever punishment the school decides to levy.
“If anyone is in the wrong, it’s me. I went against school policy, school rules,” he said. “I deserve to get punished.”
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Local12.com reports that the school authorized him to mention the name of Jesus Christ, but the rest of the faith-based message had not been approved.
“All speakers were told that going off their submitted speech, or any unplanned choices at graduation, may have repercussions as they would at any school function,” Superintendent Shelli Wilson said in a statement to Local 12.