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Supreme Court rejects challenge to public school coursework on Islam

By Melissa Quinn
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Supreme Court rejects challenge to public school coursework on Islam

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rebuffed an appeal from a Christian former high school student who argued coursework on Islam at her Maryland school violated her First Amendment rights.

The dispute involves Caleigh Wood, a student at La Plata High School in Charles County, Maryland, who enrolled in a state-mandated World History course during the 2014-2015 school year.

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