Judge rules in favor of student thrown out of class for saying he doesn’t support gay lifestyle
HOWELL, Michigan , July 16, 2013 – A judge has ruled in favor of a student who sued after he was thrown out of class by a gay activist teacher for expressing his religious beliefs against the homosexual lifestyle. Federal District Judge Patrick J. Duggan of the Eastern District of Michigan declared the teacher’s actions in punishing Daniel Glowacki violated his First Amendment Rights. "While the Court certainly recognizes that schools are empowered to regulate speech to prevent students from invading the rights of other students, people do not have a legal right to prevent criticism of their beliefs or for that matter their way of life," Judge Duggan stated in his decision. "Simply put, the law does not establish a generalized hurt feelings defense to a high school’s violation of the First Amendment rights of its students." The incident that led to the lawsuit occurred on October 20, 2010. That day during Daniel’s economics class, teacher Jo