A bill prohibiting religious discrimination against college students studying counseling, social work and psychology has cleared a House Committee, the Holland Sentinel reported. The bill was prompted by the case of Julea Ward, who was kicked out of a counseling program at Eastern Michigan University because she refused to counsel ...
Michigan lawmakers Wednesday heard testimony on a bill that would protect students from discrimination because of their religious beliefs, Michigan Radio reported.
A Michigan state senator's bill would give students like Julea Ward the freedom to refuse to counsel a client based on religious beliefs or moral conviction, the Detroit Free Press reports. Ward, a graduate student, was kicked out of a counseling program at Eastern Michigan University when she declined to ...
Republicans in the state Legislature are backing a bill that takes aim at Eastern Michigan University following its dismissal of a student who, citing religious beliefs, refused to counsel a gay student, the Detroit Free Press reports. A bill approved in a higher education subcommittee Wednesday would require universities with ...
Julea Ward was acting within her rights when she refused to counsel a gay student while studying counseling at Eastern Michigan University, Michigan’s attorney general said. Bill Schuette released a statement on his website supporting Ward’s civil suit against EMU, which dismissed Ward after she refused to affirm a gay ...
Augusta State University, facing a lawsuit similar to the one Julea Ward filed against Eastern Michigan University, has submitted a legal response that lays out almost exactly the same reasoning EMU cited in dismissing Ward from its program. ASU said it was Jennifer Keaton's refusal to work toward counseling gay ...
Eastern Michigan University won a court battle last week, but the losing side has since declared war. Monday, a federal court upheld the school's decision to kick Christian graduate student Julea Ward out of its counseling program after she refused to affirm a gay client’s relationship during a practicum. She ...
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