Legal Opinion
Gillman Ex Rel. Gillman v. School Board for Holmes County
District Court, N.D. Florida
Decided July 24, 2008No. 5:08CV34-RS-MDPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
RICHARD SMOAK, District Judge.
The question presented is whether a public high school may prohibit students from wearing or displaying t-shirts, armbands, stickers, or buttons containing messages and symbols which advocate the acceptance of and fair treatment for persons who are homosexual.
I. Background
Plaintiff Heather Gillman, through her mother, Ardena Gillman, has sued Defendant School Board for Holmes County, Florida, alleging that the School Board has deprived her of her right to free speech and political expression and has engaged in viewpoint-based discrimination, in…
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