The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-04-01
PATRON SUING
SCHOOL BOARD
AND PRINCIPA Al
n. c. v SMITH BRINGS ACTION
FoR 5000 AGAINST PUBLIC
SCHOOL AUTHORITIES &c.
CAUSE or oAUGHTER's sus.
PENSION.

A. tie result q nve-day suspen-
sion 81 his daughter by Prof y. a.
Lane ~ the Pensacola High school
y. e. y smith yesterday afternoon
brought suit for $1,000 against Prof
Lane and the three members - the
Escambia County Board % Public In
struCtion. Mr. smith alleges that his
daughter was Inundated by the school
principal Ter education Interrupted
and much mental anguish caused her
parents becauat of the act % she
school principal
The matter had its inception several
weeks aso whsr Aiss smith failed to
pass Ia one Of her studies and was
then told that under the rules she
must drop the study - Frerca Mr.
smith claims that in this be ac-
guiesesd. but later learned. Ge al-
Ieges that other pupils. who had sim
larly failed Ia their examination had
not been comp led tu cease study
ing French. and he Instructed his
daughter Go call upon the principal
and ascertain the cause q tine al
legged dlscrlmiua lie alleges thar
when hls daughter did go she was
subjected 20 much humiliation. Mr.
Smita claims that he failed 60 secure
redress when ne appeared before the
~ aool board and that his daughter o.
yet deprived of attending school
therefore he sues for 5000
Mr. smith on bringing the suit is-
sued the following statement
Because ms daughter asked Mr.
Lame question which my wife and
had compelled her to ask. because
Mr.. Lane could not answer this quss-
tiau trathfullv without showing that
my daughter ats we'll as others. were
being Disseminated against and be-
cause 1T the above Two reasons dld
in O brutal aud uugeutlemanlv man
ner shout and sneer At INV daughter.
or 10 other words tried 90 COVER ar
third degree" her BECAUSE he could
not cover her or masN her answer
him after over ar hour - euaaaEaF.uu
60 hHmlliate her he suspended her.
giving Sos letter 90 me AS his reason
taai she was lupoHte and would not
change hsr attitude
-l claim thsf according Geo .aw he
had no riEff te suspend mv daughter
FOR the reason that bee stated iu this
letter 90 ns. claim further that
after ae found Q had protested Go the
board and learning that these charges
were rot sufficient too suspend he
changed the charges that hs sent 20
the board 90 "Rrose misconduct"
which. according go faw. ls liable Tor
suspeus.ur
% rlam that called toe attention.
nf THE sanHrd ta The above and hrouEFt
Witnesscs before their investigator
that proved tise above. buf that my
Witnesses and that the witnesses thai
q asked him ta rau Mere disregarded
T claim fruf The board disrerar8ed
+ evidence favorable ta my daughter
rather than have the trge condition
+ uf the high school EXPOSED and f18i
nH NOT uHie#aiin re-Iustsfluu ms
daughter they agreed ta and upheld
( Nr Lanes action. and that eouse-
5 queutly they are a~ aBl't1 as hr
claim that through this unjust action
( by Mr. Lane and hy the board thai
I ire character of my daughter has beer
/ damaged. that her school friends wins
/ esteemed her, nuw regard her as on'
/ who has done worse than d. ahunes
deed that the treatment given her haI
+ ser nuslv damaged her nerves. SIS fha
I sire ls NOT eUjoyiug her usual goot
I health and thar there hnr been grpa
( mental anguish caused 20 myself be-
and mN wife . demand 5000 dam
Z ages