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CLAYTON BY CLAYTON v. PLACE

No. 86-5184-CV-SW-4.

690 F.Supp. 850 (1988)

Jonathan CLAYTON, a minor by Connie CLAYTON his next friend; Steve Blakley, a minor by Tressia Blakley his next friend; David Mareth, a minor by Marilyn Mareth his next friend; Mark Flummerfelt, a minor by Carolyn Flummerfelt his next friend; Michael Beagle, a minor by James M. Beagle his next friend; George Fox, a minor by Joan Fox his next friend; Amy Dianne Wolf, a minor by Frances Ann Wolf her next friend, Anna Svetlecic, a minor by Vicki Svetlecic her next friend, Connie Clayton, Tressia Blakley, Vicki Svetlecic, Walter Welch, Sherry Welch, Robert Mareth, Marilyn Mareth, Michael Flummerfelt, Carolyn Flummerfelt, Frances Ann Wolf, Joan Fox, Howard Fox, Jr. and James M. Beagle, Plaintiffs, v. Richard M. PLACE, Glen Garrett, Rex Henderson, Allen Keeling, Art Negre, Jacqueline Stephens, and Jim Terry, all in their individual and official capacities, and Purdy R-II School District, Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. Missouri, Southwestern Division.

August 1, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Fleischaker, Roberts, Fleischaker & Scott, Joplin, Mo., Larry M. Schumaker, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, Kansas City, Mo., for plaintiffs.

Ransom A. Ellis, Jr., Ransom A. Ellis, III and Rick E. Temple, Ellis, King, Ellis & Black, Springfield, Mo., for defendants.

ORDER

RUSSELL G. CLARK, District Judge.

Plaintiffs, school children, parents and taxpayers of the Purdy R-II School District bring this action against the defendants, the school board and school superintendent of Purdy R-II School District alleging a violation of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. The plaintiffs allege that Policy Rule 502.29 of the Purdy R-II School District endorses or advances the "no dance" religious beliefs of the...

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