Godwin v. East Baton Rouge Parish School Board

ELLIS, Judge:

In this suit, plaintiff Fannie Godwin seeks to enjoin the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board from enforcing Rule VII of its Rules of Procedure on the ground of its alleged unconstitutionality. Rule VII, which was adopted on December 4, 1980, provides, in part, as follows:

“VII. ORDER AND DECORUM AT SCHOOL BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS.

“It is in the public interest, and the public demands, that meetings of the School Board or its Committees, in handling the public’s business, be conducted in an orderly and dignified manner. To this end, the following rules are established for the…