Morgan Armstrong just wanted to graduate.

Instead, the Tennessee Christian Preparatory School in Cleveland banned her from campus, blocked her from her own commencement ceremony, and threatened to sabotage her college applications, all because she posted a photo with her girlfriend on Facebook.

Her post had nothing to do with the school. She posted a beach photo and came out to her followers. That was enough for school administrators to summon her family, hand her a letter banning her from school grounds, and threaten to send her social media posts directly to every college she applied to.

Morgan and her family fought back. On Monday, a Tennessee court approved a $10,000 settlement, and the school is now legally prohibited from making disparaging remarks about Morgan to colleges and universities.

She won. But she should never have had to fight in the first place.

Morgan's case is not an isolated incident. Across Tennessee, LGBTQ students in private schools have no legal protection from this kind of targeted, retaliatory discipline. A school can ban a student from graduation for being gay, threaten their future, and face no consequences, unless that student's family has the resources and the courage to sue.

Most families don't.

We are calling on Governor Bill Lee and the Tennessee General Assembly to pass explicit protections for LGBTQ students in Tennessee, prohibiting any school from retaliating against a student for their identity, and prohibiting any school from using diplomas or college recommendations as weapons against students who come out.

As Morgan's attorney Daniel Horwitz said: "School is a place where every student is entitled to feel welcome, accepted, and supported."

Morgan Armstrong showed Tennessee what bravery looks like. Now it's time for Tennessee to show up for her and every student like her.