Spearman Independent School District, Carthage Independent School District, et al.
Amici Curiae
Robert D. Hepworth, Counsel of RecordSpearman and Carthage school districts are joined in this brief by six other school districts all under the jurisdiction of the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. Roger P. Hepworth is a partner in the law firm Henslee, Fowler, Hepworth & Schwartz. His practice emphasizes personal, civil rights, tax, and student discipline law. He has taught law at a number of universities in Texas and Louisiana and received his law degree from Louisiana State University in 1985. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Petitioner as submitted to the U.S. Supreme…