Thomas More Law Center Defends California High Schooler's Right To Wear Pro-Life Shirts To School

(Ann Arbor, Michigan) - A senior at Littlerock High School in Littlerock, California, has asked the Thomas More Law Center to defend her right to wear pro-life shirts to school.  At issue is whether the school will change its position and allow the student to wear shirts with messages such as "I'm Pro-Life," "Abortion is Wrong," and "Abortion is Killing."

The student, an ardent believer that abortion is the intentional killing of unborn children, wants to express her pro-life message on her clothing to the same extent that other students are allowed to express various messages including the Playboy Bunny symbol and the rock band Marilyn Manson, among other things.

Thomas More Law Center attorneys, Edward L. White III and Kimberly A. Daniels, sent a letter to the school superintendent and school board members explaining the student's constitutional right to advance her pro-life views at school and requested immediate written assurance that she would be permitted to wear her pro-life clothing.

According to Richard Thompson, the Thomas More Law Center's Chief Counsel, "It is a fundamental constitutional principle that students do not lose their right to free speech just because they are in school.  Students may express themselves on controversial subjects such as abortion.  A school cannot confine a student to expressing only those messages that the school has officially approved."

The Thomas More Law Center, a national public interest law firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, defends and promotes religious freedom, time-honored family values, and the sanctity of human life through education, litigation, and related activities.  The Center provides its services at no charge.  The Center's number is (734) 827-2001 and its website is www.thomasmore.org <http://www.thomasmore.org>.