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A black high school senior sued the Troup County School System, its superintendent and the principal of LaGrange High School in federal court for <a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Constitution-1.pdf"><strong>expelling him for making a rap video</strong></a>, out of school, in the summer, and posting it on YouTube.

NEWNAN, Ga. — A black high school senior brought a federal complaint against the Troup County School System, its superintendent and the principal of LaGrange High School in Georgia after he was expelled for making a rap video, out of school, in the summer, and posting it on YouTube.

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