Matthews ex rel. M.M. v. Kountze Independent School District

The sole issue in this interlocutory appeal is whether the defendant’s voluntary cessation of challenged conduct rendered the plaintiffs’ claims for prospective relief moot. The court of appeals held that it did. 482 S.W.3d 120, 127^34 (TexApp.-Beaumont 2014) (mem.op.). Because the challenged conduct might reasonably, be expected to recur, we reverse and remand.

Middle school and high school cheerleaders, through their parents, sued Kountze Independent School District after the District prohibited them from displaying banners containing religious signs or mes-ságes at school-sponsored events.…