Teacher stops student from presenting slide with bible verse

A student, Mackenzie Frasier of Somerset Academy, a school in Nevada, was asked not to present her assignment which contained a slide that had a bible verse-John 3:16 on it.

When the matter was reported to the Girl’s father, Tim Frasier, a pastor at the local nondenominational church, he made attempts to sort out the matter with the teacher.

In a mail sent to his daughter, Mackenzie’s teacher, he said "Can you please explain if this is true? Perhaps, she misunderstood you? Since I am certain you understand that this clearly infringes on my daughters/your students right to freedom of speech, I want to make sure we understand your instructions."

In a reply, the Assistant Principal, Jenyan Martinez, wrote Pastor Frasier saying 'When Mackenzie created the project with the expectation she would present the biblical saying to the class, the matter became one of having a captive audience that would be subject to her religious beliefs. Had the assignment been designed to simply hand in for a grade, this would not have been an issue. Therefore, considering the circumstances of the assignment, Miss Jardine appropriately followed school law expectations by asking Mackenzie to choose an alternate quote for the presentation.'