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 Court rebuffs pupil in dispute over gun photo
By BEVERLEY WANG, The Associated Press
Published: Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2005
CONCORD - A federal judge has refused to delay publication of a high school yearbook while a student fights to include a photo showing him posing with a shotgun.
Londonderry High School officials told Blake Douglass he couldn’t use the photo as his senior portrait, but offered to publish it in a specially created “community sports” section so he could show his interest in trapshooting.
Douglass rejected the offer and sued, arguing that for 20 years the yearbook has included photos of students “posing with weapons or simulated weapons, making offensive gestures (and) referencing the use of alcohol by minors.” He claimed the school was discriminating against him based on his hobby, violating his freedom of expression.
Trapshooting involves clay disks tossed into the air. Douglass posed in trapshooting gear, including a sportsman’s vest, with his broken-open Ruger shotgun draped over his shoulder. School officials acknowledge the photo is not threatening, but contend it would be inappropriate and could send the message that the school endorses guns.
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