JISHOU, HUNAN — Here’s what I’ve been able to glean from the ‘Net about a few other school-related stories I have followed.
Brittany McComb — This Nevada high school senior defied school authorities in 2006 and gave a valedictory that mentioned not only her own Christian devotion but encouraged others to follow Christ too. School officials pulled the plug on her microphone, but she continued to deliver the address. With the support of the conservative Rutherford Institute, McComb filed a civil rights suit in US District Court that July against the school district and the individual school officials. She appeared on Hannity and Fox on cable TV, and ended up a darling of the Christian right. As of Dec. 2007, the case was stalled in the US Court of Appeals, so it may be a while before anything noteworthy happens. McComb is currently a student at Biola University, a Bible-based institution in California.
Tericka Dye — A much loved science teacher in western Kentucky, Dye lost her job in 2006 after it got out she had appeared in a few porn movies as “Rikki Andersin” more than decade before. She appealed her dismissal, but lost. She got her moments of fame when she appeared on Dr. Phil. Dye left the Paducah area, and at last report was working elsewhere under a different name.
