Legal Opinion
Laura Scott, Kathy Blitch v. School Board of Alachua County
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 20, 2003No. 02-14931PublishedCited by 46 opinions
Non-Argument Calendar.
1Per curiam
Plaintiffs Franklin Jay ■ Scott, Jr. and Nicholas Thomas (“Plaintiffs”), then both Santa Fe High School students, filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 lawsuit against defendant School Board of Alachua County (“School Board”), alleging that the discipline imposed by Principal Lamar Simmons— school suspensions — for their displaying of a Confederate flag on school premises, after previously being told not to do so, violated their First Amendment right to symbolic speech. The district court granted the School Board’s motion for summary judgment.
Plaintiffs appeal asserting three arguments. They first argue…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- West v. Derby Unified School District No. 260Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2000
- West v. Derby Unified School District 260District Court, D. Kansas · 1998
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