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MURRAY v. WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD

No. 72-1871.

472 F.2d 438 (1973)

Joseph MURRAY, Jr., a minor by Joseph Murray, Sr., his guardian, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 19, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Etta Kay Hearn, Wilfret R. McKee, Baton Rouge, La., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Charles H. Dameron, Emile C. Rolfs, III, Baton Rouge, La., for defendants-appellees.

John Dale Powers, Baton Rouge, La., amicus curiae.

Before RIVES, THORNBERRY and GOLDBERG, Circuit Judges.

GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:

In this case, plaintiffs, black students in the West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana public schools, challenge the constitutionality of (1) the Louisiana public school disciplinary statutes; (2) the rules and regulations of Port Allen High School; and (3) the system of psychological testing used in the elementary schools. The district court, after trial, dismissed plaintiffs' suit. We affirm.

I. Disciplinary Statute

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