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KOUNTZE INDEPENDENT SCH. DIST. v. MATTHEWS

No. 09-13-00251-CV.

482 S.W.3d 120 (2014)

KOUNTZE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, Appellant v. Coti MATTHEWS, on Behalf of her Minor Child Macy Matthews, et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Decided May 8, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas P. Brandt , Joshua A. Skinner , John D. Husted , Fannin Harper Martinson Brandt & Kutchin, Dallas, TX, for Appellant.

James Ho , Prerak Shah , Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, Dallas, TX, David W. Starnes , Beaumont, TX, Kelly J. Shackelford , Jeffrey C. Mateer , Hiram S. Sasser, III , Liberty Institute, Piano, TX, for Appellees.

Charlotte Cover , Gibbs & Associates Law Firm, Mason, OH, for Intervenors, Randall Jennings, Missy Jennings, Ashton Jennings and Whitney Jennings.

Rebecca L. Robertson , American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, Houston, TX, Daniel Mach , Heather Weaver , American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Washington DC, Jennifer Lee , American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, NY, for Amicus Curiae, American Civil Liberties Union, American Civil Liberties Union of Texas Anti-Defamation League, Interfaith Alliance Foundation, Muslim Advocates, Union for Reform Judaism, Hadassah, Hindu American Foundation, Americans United for Separation of Church & State The Sikh Coalition.

Robert M. Cohan , Ryan D. Pittman , Jackson Walker, LLP, Dallas, TX, Marc D. Stern , General Counsel, Avital Blanchard , Assistant General Counsel, American Jewish Committee, New York, NY, for Amicus Curiae, American Jewish Committee.

Greg Abbott , Attorney General of Texas, Daniel T. Hodge , First Assistant Attorney General, Jonathan F. Mitchell , Solicitor General, Adam W. Aston , Deputy Solicitor General, Patrick K. Sweeten , Chief, Special Litigation Division, Michael Neill , Assistant Attorney General, Austin, TX, for Amicus Curiae, The State of Texas.

Sean D. Jordan , Kent C. Sullivan , Danica L. Milios , Jason C. Petty , Thomas W. Curvin , Sutherland Asbill & Brennan, Austin, TX, for Amicus Curiae, Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz.

Before McKEITHEN, C.J., KREGER, and HORTON, JJ.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

This is an accelerated appeal from the trial court's denial of Kountze Independent School District's ("Kountze ISD") plea to the jurisdiction. Appellees, parents of certain cheerleaders from Kountze High School ("Parents"), brought suit against Kountze ISD and its former superintendent, Kevin...

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