Legal Opinion
Sypniewski v. Warren Hills Regional Board of Education
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 3, 2002No. 01-3542PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SCIRICA, Circuit Judge.
At issue is the constitutionality, both facially and as applied, of a public school’s racial harassment policy against a background of demonstrated racial hostility. The specific issue is whether the public school’s policy violates the First Amendment protection of students’ rights to free expression.
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The Warren Hills School District’s racial harassment policy was enacted in response to a pattern of disturbing racial incidents. Shortly thereafter, Thomas Sypniewski was suspended from school for wearing a “Jeff Foxworthy” T-shirt inscribed with…
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