Student, University Settle Case Over Objection to Lines With Vulgarities [View All]

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Student, University Settle Case Over Students' Objection to Lines With Vulgarities
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The University of Utah agreed Wednesday to allow students to opt out of activities that conflict with their religious beliefs, settling a lawsuit brought by a Mormon drama student who refused to recite lines containing the f-word and the Lord's name.
Christina Axson-Flynn, 24, had sued the university in federal court, accusing it of violating her to right to freedom of speech and religion.

She said that after refusing to recite the lines in an acting class during the 1998-99 school year, she feared theater department professors would retaliate against her, so she withdrew from the university.

Under the settlement, she will be reimbursed $3,000 to $4,000 in tuition. The university also agreed to let her to re-enroll, although Axson-Flynn said she planned to attend a different school.
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