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Simpson County School District Named in Lawsuit

Sue Honea by Sue Honea
November 6, 2020
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Simpson County School District has been named in a lawsuit concerning the wearing of a mask bearing the words “Jesus Loves Me.”

The lawsuit was filed November 2, 2020 with the nature of the suit being Civil Rights.

Presiding Judge will be Linda R. Anderson.

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The complaint comes concerning a Simpson Central Student, 9 year old Lydia Booth, wearing a “Jesus Loves Me” mask.

Apparently, the compliant to Simpson Central came from an outside source who had seen a social media post made by the student’s mother, Jennifer Booth, advising her daughter would be wearing the mask to school.

After notification to Simpson Central, the administration investigated the complaint finding the student was hearing the mask.  The student was asked to remove the mask.  The parent was notified .

Page 20 of the Simpson County Handbook states:

Students are not allowed to wear or display a garment or other item with racial or gang overtones or any other symbol which will cause disruption or indicate disruptive behavior.

The lawsuit was filed for restriction of religious liberty.

Named in the lawsuit:  Greg Paes, Robert Sanders, Simpson County School District, Antoinette Woodall, the Board of Education of Simpson County, Mississippi.

Below is a copy of the lawsuit.

L.B. v. Simpson County School District et al
Plaintiff: L.B.
Defendant: the Board of Education of Simpson County, Mississippi, Robert Sanders, Antoinette Woodall, Greg Paes and Simpson County School District
Case Number: 3:2020cv00704
Filed: November 2, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
Presiding Judge: Linda R Anderson
Referring Judge: Henry T Wingate
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 42:1983
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
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Docket Report

This docket was last retrieved on November 2, 2020.

Date Filed Document Text
November 2, 2020 DOCKET ANNOTATION as to #4 : Attorney advises that there is an error in this entry, and it should be disregarded. It has been correctly refiled as Doc. #5 . (KNS)
November 2, 2020 Filing 5 MOTION for Tyson Langhofer to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Paid $100 PHV fee; receipt number 0538-4407943) by L.B. (Attachments: #1 Attachment A – Certificate of Good Standing, #2 Attachment B – List of Court Admissions)(Burke, Sharkey) Modified on 11/2/2020 (KNS).
November 2, 2020 Filing 4 ***ERROR***DISREGARD THIS ENTRY*** MOTION for Tyson Langhofer to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Paid $100 PHV fee; receipt number 0538-4407943) by L.B. (Attachments: #1 Attachment A – Certificate of Good Standing, #2 Attachment B – Listing of Courts)(Burke, Sharkey) Modified on 11/2/2020 (KNS).
November 2, 2020 Filing 3 Summons Issued as to Greg Paes. (KNS)
November 2, 2020 Filing 2 Summons Issued as to Robert Sanders, Simpson County School District, Antoinette Woodall, the Board of Education of Simpson County, Mississippi. (KNS)
November 2, 2020 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Greg Paes, Robert Sanders, Simpson County School District, Antoinette Woodall, the Board of Education of Simpson County, Mississippi ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0538-4407250), filed by L.B.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 – Policy ADA re Board Authority, #2 Exhibit 2 – Policy CEB re General Administration, #3 Exhibit 3 – Modified Restart Plan, #4 Exhibit 4 – Original Restart Plan, #5 Exhibit 5 – 2020 – 2021 SCSD Parent-Student Handbook, #6 Exhibit 6 – Emails re Intention to Wear Mask, #7 Exhibit 7 – Free Speech Policy, #8 Exhibit 8 – Email to and from Sanders re Mask Issue, #9 Exhibit 9 – Video Placeholder to be conventionally filed, #10 Exhibit 10 – Statement about Wearking Mask, #11 Civil Cover Sheet)(KNS)

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Lydia is the daughter of Mark and Jennifer Booth

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Comments 2

  1. Steve Howell says:
    6 years ago

    But teachers have been seen wearing BLM face masks. So I guess that is okay, right ? At what point will Christians say enough is enough. I bet if at face mask had an Islamic saying on it no one would have said a word. But oh no not JESUS.

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  2. Chad hosey says:
    6 years ago

    I would have never thought Simpson county would have came to this our county has always been jesus loving Christian people what is happening

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