Student Alleges Grand Island High School Violated Rights over Religious Parking Designs

High School Senior Wins Battle to Have Bible Verse, Religious Messaging on Her Parking Space

A teenager who fought back after her public school wouldn’t allow her to place a Bible verse on her paid parking space has won her battle. “Sabrina Steffans will proceed with her original design that was previously rejected by the school because of its religious references,” First Liberty Institute, a religious liberty law firm, said in a statement. Listen to the latest episode of “Quick Start” Days after being threatened with litigation, the Gr…

'Viewpoint discrimination': Grand Island student challenges school's denial of religious parking spot design

A Grand Island Senior High School senior is fighting for her right to express her religious beliefs in a place many would not expect: her school parking spot.

Student alleges Grand Island High School violated rights over religious parking designs

GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A high school senior is challenging her district's decision to reject her senior parking spot designs because it included religious messages. Her family has hired attorneys who are asking the district to change its decision because they believe it violates the first amendment. Sabrina, who WIVB News 4 is choosing to refer to by her first name only, is a rising senior at Grand Island Senior High School. WIVB News 4 ha…

New York High School Rejects Senior’s Parking Space Design Due to Bible Verse and Religious Imagery - The Iowa Standard

On Tuesday, First Liberty Institute and the law firms Mayer Brown LLP and Ganguly Brothers Misula PLLC sent a demand letter to the Grand Island Central School District urging the principal at the Grand Island Senior High School to reverse her denial of Sabrina Steffans’ parking space design that includes Bible references and religious imagery. The school’s tradition allows seniors, for a fee, to “express themselves” by decorating their parking s…