An 18-year-old student at a local Christian school has been disallowed from participating in her graduation ceremony because she is pregnant.
Maddi Runkles has maintained high marks in her classes, participated in athletics and served as student council president at Heritage Academy, but the school has barred her from “walking” at graduation on June 2, according to a story first published Sunday by The New York Times.
The Times reported that the school’s decision would have remained private had her family not sought help from Students for Life, an anti-abortion group that recently took Runkles to a rally in Washington.