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BELL v. ITAWAMBA COUNTY SCHOOL BD.

No. 12-60264.

774 F.3d 280 (2014)

Taylor BELL; Dora Bell, individually and as mother of Taylor Bell, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. ITAWAMBA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD; Teresa McNeece, Superintendent of Education for Itawamba County, individually and in her official capacity; Trae Wiygul, Principal of Itawamba Agricultural High School, individually and in his official capacity, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 12, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wilbur O. Colom , Scott Winston Colom , Attorney, Colom Law Firm, L.L.C., Columbus, MS, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Benjamin Elmo Griffith , Michael Stephen Carr, Esq. , Attorney, Griffith & Griffith, Cleveland, MS, Michele H. Floyd , Fulton, MS, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before BARKSDALE, DENNIS, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.

This appeal raises a First Amendment challenge to a public high school student's suspension and transfer to alternative school for his off-campus posting on the Internet of a rap song criticizing, with vulgar and violent lyrics, two named male athletic coaches for sexually harassing female students at his school....

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