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Tag: Farmington High School

Appellate court rules OK for school to punish students for Confederate flag clothing

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February 3, 2009December 4, 2018 Jaclyn Hirsch

Administrators at Farmington High School in St. Louis, Mo., were justified in suspending students for wearing clothing depicting the Confederate flag, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week.

Tagged Farmington High School, Missouri, Mo, St. Louis, Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District

Judge OKs Mo. school's ban on clothes with Confederate flag

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August 13, 2007September 5, 2018 Michael Beder

MISSOURI -- A federal district court on Friday dismissed a lawsuit filed by three high school students who were punished for wearing Confederate symbols to school.

Tagged Farmington High School, Missouri

Former student sues school district for prohibiting Confederate apparel

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November 28, 2006September 5, 2018 Marnette Federis

A former Farmington High School student is suing the school district claiming that officials violated his First Amendment rights when he was not allowed to wear clothing with the Confederate flag.

Tagged Farmington High School, Missouri

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