Nova Scotia student suspended for wearing pro-Jesus T-shirt

The Canadian Press

Date: Thu. May. 3 2012 6:47 PM ET

CHESTER BASIN, N.S. — A Grade 12 student in Nova Scotia has been suspended for wearing a T-shirt publicizing his religious beliefs.

The South Shore Regional School Board suspended William Swinimer from Forest Heights Community School in Chester Basin for five days for wearing a shirt emblazoned with the words, "Life is wasted without Jesus."

School board Supt. Nancy Pynch-Worthylake said the wording on the shirt is problematic because it is directed at the beliefs of others.....