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BARR v. LAFON

No. 07-5743.

538 F.3d 554 (2008)

Derek BARR; Roger Craig White and Chris White, by and through their parent and guardian Roger White, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Steve LAFON, in his individual and official capacity as Principal of William Blount High School; Alvin Hord, in his official capacity as Director of Schools; and The Blount County School Board, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: August 20, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Van R. Irion, Law Offices of Van R. Irion, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellants. LaJuana G. Atkins, Crawford, Crawford & Newton, Maryville, Tennessee, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Van R. Irion, Law Offices of Van R. Irion, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellants. LaJuana G. Atkins, Norman H. Newton, Jr., Crawford, Crawford & Newton, Maryville, Tennessee, Robert N. Goddard, Goddard & Gamble, Maryville, Tennessee, Gary M. Prince, O'Neil, Parker & Williamson, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellees.

Before: MOORE and CLAY, Circuit Judges; SCHWARZER, District Judge.

OPINION

KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge.

Derek Barr, Roger Craig White, and Chris Nicole White ("Plaintiffs-Appellants"), students at William Blount High School ("the school") in Blount County, Tennessee, would like to express their southern heritage by wearing clothing depicting the Confederate flag at school. They appeal the district court's grant of summary judgment to the principal of their school, Steven Lafon ("Lafon"), the director of the Blount...

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