The Supreme Court on Monday refused to let a high school student sue over school officials’ refusal to let her play an instrumental version of “Ave Maria” at her graduation, a decision one justice says could lead to wide-ranging censorship of student speech.
The high court on Monday refused to hear an appeal from Kathryn Nurre, a former student at Henry M. Jackson High School. Nurre, who was a senior in 2006, wanted to play “Ave Maria” — Hail Mary in Latin — with the band’s wind ensemble at the graduation.
