"This is a tough one for me."
Not for me, real easy. Why, in this country, would you not be able to say this. You have got to be kidding me. I guess if she reference Allah, that would be alright.
I see your point. At first I was thinking that the school was sponsoring it, but that is not the case. Whether she was referencing Allah or Jesus or Vishnu, it shouldn't matter because it is her speech and her opinion. It's not being forced or mandated.
If the valedictorian were Muslim at my child's school, I sure as hell wouldn't want to be hearing "praise Allah" during his speech. I doubt any of you would either.