Thu Jun 2, 2022 – 5:57 pm EDT
EAST ST. LOUIS, Illinois (LifeSiteNews) – A former graduate student is suing her alma mater after being given “no contact” order over expressing her Christian beliefs and political views to classmates.
The lawsuit, filed Tuesday by the conservative Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) on behalf of Maggie DeJong alleges that she “suffered sleeplessness, anxiety, chest pains, feelings of sadness, loss of appetite, weight loss, lack of concentration, harm to her reputation, and future loss of employment and wages” as a result of a “no contact” order issued by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SUIE).
The lawsuit further alleges that SIUE “acted with malice or a reckless and callous indifference” regarding DeJong’s First Amendment right to speech and her Fourteenth Amendment right to due process.
DeJong, an art therapy student, graduated last month.
According to the lawsuit, DeJong received the orders in February after at least three students complained about her views on religion, politics, critical race theory, COVID-19 regulations, and censorship. The lawsuit further states that DeJong was not given the opportunity to defend herself or was told which policy or rule she violated.
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