From the the Siskiyou Daily News.

    Students at a high school in California who were told they could not paint a Nativity scene on a school window as part of an annual holiday decoration effort argued and eventually won their case.

    The students at Weed High School by tradition paint windows for the holidays to compete for spirit points. Senior class president Becky James and her classmates wanted to paint a simple Nativity on a small window at the entrance of the school, but were told they couldn’t.

    When student body president Jessica Hofer heard about it, she balked.

    "I thought that the ruling of no Nativity set was unfair, especially when one class had 'Happy Kwanzaa' approved and another class a Menorah," Hofer said. "To say you can't have a Christian symbol at Christmas but allow other religious symbols is discrimination."

    Hofer provided Principal Mike Matheson with a copy of a 1989 Supreme Court ruling that allows student initiated free expression of religion at school.

    "Our First Amendment rights give us freedom of religion, not freedom from religion," Hofer said. "Mr. Matheson said he would allow the Nativity scene if we took a poll of the class and the seniors were for it. We did, and 43 of our 45 seniors signed it saying they were in favor of the Nativity scene. Two seniors were absent that day."