{"id":2255399,"date":"2024-05-29T19:43:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T23:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/high-schooler-gets-denied-diploma-after-boldly-proclaiming-the-gospel-during-commencement-speech\/"},"modified":"2024-05-29T19:46:15","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T23:46:15","slug":"high-schooler-gets-denied-diploma-after-boldly-proclaiming-the-gospel-during-commencement-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/high-schooler-gets-denied-diploma-after-boldly-proclaiming-the-gospel-during-commencement-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"High school graduate refused diploma for sharing Gospel in speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhigh-schooler-gets-denied-diploma-after-boldly-proclaiming-the-gospel-during-commencement-speech%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2255399&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Kentucky high school senior, Micah Price, faced diploma \u2062denial after sharing his faith in God during graduation. Despite \u200bbeing permitted to mention \u2064Jesus Christ at the \u2062start, he veered into proselytizing during his speech, leading to consequences. Price&#8217;s composed response and plea for support reveal his mature handling of the situation. \u200cMicah Price,\u2063 a Kentucky high \u2062school senior,\u2063 was denied his diploma for expressing his faith in God during\u2064 graduation. Allowed to mention \u2063Jesus \u200dChrist initially, Price&#8217;s speech turned into proselytizing, resulting in repercussions. His\u200c composed reaction and call for backing demonstrate \u200bhis mature approach to \u2062the incident.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/igcolonel\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/igcolonel\/%20\"><span>Warner Todd Huston<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 29, 2024 at 1:00pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>A Kentucky high school senior said he was outrageously denied his diploma at his graduation exercises after he professed his faith in God from the podium.<\/p>\n<p>Campbell County High School graduate Micah Price was asked to give an inspiring speech to his class at the school graduation ceremony, but he was shocked at what happened after he delivered his comments.<\/p>\n<p>Price said that school administrators denied him his diploma because he veered from the prepared <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/high-school-valedictorian-moves-graduation-crowd-tears-45-minutes-burying-father\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">remarks<\/a> that officials approved ahead of time.<\/p>\n<p>But despite violating the \u201crules\u201d in his speech and being denied his diploma, this young man has been handling this whole situation with mature aplomb even amidst the pressures upon him.<\/p>\n<p>Superintendent Shelli Wilson told <a href=\"https:\/\/local12.com\/news\/local\/going-off-script-during-graduation-speech-delays-diploma-for-northern-kentucky-student\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WKRC-TV<\/a> that speeches are approved by officials and that the student was permitted to say, \u201cI must give the honor, and the praise and the glory to my lord and savior Jesus Christ\u201d at the beginning of the speech, but he was told to stick to the secular topics in the script for the rest of the speech.<\/p>\n<p>However, instead of moving on from his opening, Price reportedly went into a minute of proselytizing and urged his fellow students to allow God into their lives as he continued his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/graduation-ceremony-canceled-glass-door-shattered-furious-families-swarm-outside-venue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">graduation<\/a> address.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is the light, he is the way, the truth and the life,\u201d Price said from the stage. \u201cClass, everyone in the audience today, I\u2019m here to tell you if you don\u2019t have any of those things in your life, you can\u2019t seem to find the answer, my lord and savior is your answer he will give you the truth, the way and the life.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">High school graduate DENIED diploma for pointing classmates to Christ in commencement speech.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy Lord and Savior is your answer. He will give you the truth, the way and the life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The graduate, Micah Price, was denied his diploma because he deviated from the speech previously\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CzhSKbEpxJ\">pic.twitter.com\/CzhSKbEpxJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Standing for Freedom Center (@freedomcenterlu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/freedomcenterlu\/status\/1795544467048423814?\">May 28, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Should Micah Price have received his diploma on graduation day?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cAll speakers were told that going off their submitted speech, or any unplanned choices at graduation, may have repercussions as they would at any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/muslim-parent-warns-network-of-political-islam-joining-far-left-to-create-a-trojan-horse-to-basically-hijack-our-schools\/\" title=\"Muslim Parent Warns: \u2018Network Of Political Islam\u2019 Joining \u2018Far-Left\u2019 To \u2018Create A Trojan Horse To Basically Hijack Our Schools\u2019\">school function<\/a>,\u201d Wilson said in a statement to the media.<\/p>\n<p>The student explained the situation in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@priceproduction\/video\/7373387173464198443\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post<\/a> on his TikTok account.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am in the wrong technically, because I went against Campbell County code, the rules,\u201d he said in a video about his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/usc-senior-devastated-learn-graduation-canceled-cowardly-school-administrators-failed-twice-4-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">graduation<\/a> ceremony.<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@priceproduction\/video\/7373387173464198443\" data-video-id=\"7373387173464198443\">\n<section><a title=\"@priceproduction\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@priceproduction?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@priceproduction<\/a>Blud needs to graduate<a title=\"\u266c original sound - Micah price\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7373387214073580334?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c original sound \u2013 Micah price<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The student also asked people not to threaten the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/school-district-offers-classes-separated-race-shrink-learning-gap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">school district<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyone that\u2019s taking a hateful route to this, I please ask just you know, take a chill pill, take a time out, because in John 1, it talks about how it is absolutely impossible to say you\u2019re a Christian if you don\u2019t love your brother or your neighbor,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you truly consider yourself a Christian, be loving and pray for me, that\u2019s all I need. But thank you for the support, thanks for the support, we will get the diploma, everything\u2019s going to be fine,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson also pointed out that the diploma will not be held hostage permanently and that Price will likely get the document after he meets with district officials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile I know, personally, that many of us are proud of this young man\u2019s beliefs and are practicing Christians ourselves, the principal has to consider the possibilities of students going off the planned program,\u201d Wilson explained.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@priceproduction\/video\/7373151189413743915\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">second video<\/a> he posted to TikTok, Price noted that he has no hard feelings against the principal and officials who decided not to give him his diploma, and said, \u201cThey were doing their job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf anyone is in the wrong, it\u2019s me,\u201d he added. \u201cI went against school policies, school rules. I went against that because I serve a higher power, because I serve Christ,\u201d he said pointing upward to his God in heaven.<\/p>\n<p>He also urged people not to turn out in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/students-rise-schools-transgender-bathroom-policy-walk-class-protest-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">protest<\/a> at the school when he goes to meet with the district administrators so he can get his diploma. Instead, he said hopes that if anyone shows up at the district headquarters, they do so for Jesus, not for Micah Price.<\/p>\n<p>His response to all this has been amazingly level-headed, calm and mature and he deserves a lot of credit for his behavior through this whole ordeal.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said that to the founder of The Western Journal, Floyd Brown.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gen. Flynn\u2019s warning means that the 2024 election is the most important election for every single living American. 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You\u2019ll experience a radically reduced number of ads, and most importantly you will be vitally supporting the fight for America\u2019s soul in 2024.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We are literally counting on you because without our members, The Western Journal would cease to exist. Will you <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  in the fight? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Sincerely,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-43\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/igcolonel\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-43\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-43\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-43\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-43\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Warner Todd Huston has been writing editorials and news since 2001 but started his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/byron-donalds-takes-shot-at-host-of-the-view-dares-panel-to-invite-him-on-as-a-guest\/\" title=\"Byron Donalds Takes Shot at Host of 'The View,' Dares Panel to Invite Him On as a Guest\">writing career penning articles<\/a> about U.S. history back in the early 1990s. Huston has appeared on Fox News, Fox Business Network, CNN and several local Chicago news programs to discuss the issues of the day. Additionally, he is a regular guest on radio programs from coast to coast. Huston has also been a Breitbart News contributor since 2009. Warner works out of the Chicago area, a place he calls a &#8220;target-rich environment&#8221; for political news. Follow him on Truth Social at @WarnerToddHuston.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Warner Todd Huston has been writing editorials and news since 2001 but started his writing career penning articles about U.S. history back in the early 1990s. Huston has appeared on Fox News, Fox Business Network, CNN and several local Chicago news programs to discuss the issues of the day. Additionally, he is a regular guest on radio programs from coast to coast. Huston has also been a Breitbart News contributor since 2009. Warner works out of the Chicago area, a place he calls a &#8220;target-rich environment&#8221; for political news. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 29, 2024, a Kentucky high school senior, Micah Price, was shockingly denied his diploma for expressing his faith during the graduation ceremony. 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