A settlement has been reached in a legal battle between a former student and a Christian school in Tennessee. The school has agreed to pay the student $10,000. The dispute began when the student came out as gay on social media, resulting in her suspension and being barred from graduation. Further details about the case are available from KXAN, the source of this information.
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