Court Blocks School Ban On Weapons Images

The dress code of Jack Jouett Middle School in the 12,000-student Albemarle County district was challenged in a lawsuit filed on behalf of Alan Newsom, a 13-year-old middle school student who said school officials asked him to remove a NRA T-shirt depicting images of three people with guns and the words Sports Shooting Camp. A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, in Richmond VA, ruled in the boy's favor last month, saying the dress code's ban on weapons depictions covers too many symbols that are constitutionally protected, even in public schools. The school district has filed an appeal to the full, 12-member court of appeals.