{"id":2255906,"date":"2024-05-30T15:36:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T19:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kentucky-students-diploma-initially-withheld-after-praising-jesus-in-graduation-speech\/"},"modified":"2024-05-30T15:37:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T19:37:52","slug":"kentucky-students-diploma-initially-withheld-after-praising-jesus-in-graduation-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kentucky-students-diploma-initially-withheld-after-praising-jesus-in-graduation-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Kentucky student faced diploma delay for mentioning Jesus 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%2Fkentucky-students-diploma-initially-withheld-after-praising-jesus-in-graduation-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=2255906&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 high school graduate, Micah Price, faced a diploma delay for \u200cmentioning \u200bhis Christian faith in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taylor-swift-fans-target-travis-kelces-christian-teammate-for-song-reference-in-speech-this-is-insane\/\" title=\"Taylor Swift Fans Criticize Travis Kelce's Teammate Over Song Mention - 'Unbelievable\">graduation \u2063speech<\/a> at Campbell County High School in Kentucky. Despite being\u200b asked \u200bto remove \u2064the reference, he encouraged classmates \u200dto find God off-script. School officials\u2062 later requested an explanation, leading to a TikTok video by\u2064 Price detailing \u200cthe incident. \u2062Micah Price, a high school graduate from Campbell County High School in Kentucky, experienced a delay\u200c in \u2063receiving his\u200b diploma for including his Christian faith in his graduation \u200cspeech. Despite being advised to omit the mention, \u2064he went off-script to encourage his peers\u2063 to seek God. School authorities subsequently asked him to explain the deviation, prompting\u2063 Price\u2064 to share the \u200bincident \u2063on TikTok.  <\/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<div>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/high-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>high school<\/a> graduate who shared his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/christianity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Christian<\/a> faith during his graduation speech briefly had his diploma withheld.<\/p>\n<p>Micah Price, who graduated from Campbell County High School in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kentucky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kentucky<\/a>, thanked Jesus Christ and encouraged his fellow graduates to find God as well. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fraud-alert-analysis-of-3000-counties-reveals-joe-biden-received-5-6-more-votes-in-counties-using-dominion-voting-machines\/\" title=\"FRAUD ALERT: Analysis of 3,000 Counties Reveals Joe Biden Received 5.6% More Votes in Counties Using Dominion Voting Machines\">video posted<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tiktok\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>TikTok<\/a>, Price explained that he had gone off script when encouraging others to find God and that he chose to say this despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-overwhelming-support-for-school-choice-in-n-c\/\" title=\"Poll: Overwhelming support for school choice in N.C.\">school officials<\/a> asking him to remove the statement from his speech beforehand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter the speech was over, one of the principals came in, tapped me on the shoulder, very politely and professionally told me that I was going to have to go in front of the board and explain what I did because I went off script,\u201d Price said.<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@priceproduction\/video\/7373151189413743915\" data-video-id=\"7373151189413743915\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@priceproduction\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@priceproduction?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">@priceproduction<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>High school am i right<\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - Micah price\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7373151253221755690?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c original sound \u2013 Micah price<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Campbell County Schools Superintendent Shelli Wilson told the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>that the school\u2019s principal had asked for a meeting after the ceremony, to which Price agreed. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.local12.com\/news\/local\/going-off-script-during-graduation-speech-delays-diploma-for-northern-kentucky-student\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Wilson clarified<\/a> in an earlier statement that speakers who went off script could face repercussions, \u201cas they would at any school function.\u201d<\/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 said.<\/p>\n<p>Price clarified he has no \u201cbad blood\u201d with any of the school officials and that they were \u201cdoing their job\u201d with the discipline they gave him for going off script. He has since received his diploma, he told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Video of the speech was shared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>social media<\/a>, with Price praising Jesus at the beginning of his speech followed by loud applause from the audience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClass, before another word leaves my mouth, I must give the honor, the praise, and the glory to my lord and savior, Jesus Christ, who in his very word tells us that he is the light, he is the way, the truth, and the life,\u201d Price said. \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<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Kentucky high school graduate, Micah Price, had his diploma briefly withheld for mentioning Jesus during his graduation speech. Price, from Campbell County High School, thanked Jesus and urged classmates to seek God. 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