Thompson Ex Rel. Thompson v. Waynesboro Area School District

MEMORANDUM

RAMBO, District Judge.

Before the court are motions by both plaintiffs and defendant for summary judgment. The motions have been fully briefed and are ripe for disposition.

Background

At the time of the events which form the basis of this action, plaintiffs Bryan Thompson, Marc Shunk, and Christopher Eakle were students at Antietam Junior High School. Antietam is a secondary, public school within the defendant Waynesboro Area School District. On the morning of April 28, 1986, Thompson and Shunk distributed copies of a newspaper entitled Issues and Answers in the hallway of Antietam…