Christian school pays $10K to student suspended for coming out as gay

A Tennessee Christian school agreed to pay a former student $10,000 to settle a legal battle after she sued the school for barring her from graduation and suspending her after she came out as gay on social media.

A final judgment entered Monday resolved the lawsuit filed by Morgan Armstrong, a graduating senior at Tennessee Christian Preparatory School near Chattanooga.

Under the settlement agreed to by both parties, the private school will pay Armstrong $10,000 and rescind her suspension.

In April 2025, then-18-year-old Armstrong announced her relationship in a post on Instagram, which featured photos of her kissing and holding hands with a woman with the caption, “cats outta the bag.”

Armstrong filed the suit in May 2025, claiming that less than a week later, the school’s top administrators suspended her and barred her from all school events, including her upcoming graduation ceremony. She argued the decision was motivated by her coming out as gay.

She also alleged the school........

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