Final Decree in the Barnette Case
10/6/1942
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This case in the U.S. District Court for the Charleston Division of the Southern District of West Virginia was a class action brought by the Barnettes and other Jehovah's witnesses on behalf of their children who were "of compulsory school age" and who were forced to salute the flag according to the regulations of the West Virginia State Board of Education. This final order, judgement, and, decree prohibited the board of education and schools from requiring the children of the plaintiffs (Barnettes and others), or "any other children having religious scruples against such action, to salute the flag of the United States, or any other flag, or from expelling [them] from school for failure to salute it."
This primary source comes from the Records of District Courts of the United States.
National Archives Identifier: 279139
Full Citation: Final Decree filed in the Barnette Case; 10/6/1942; Barnette et al. versus West Virginia State Board of Education, Civil #242; Civil Case Files, 1938 - 1989; Records of District Courts of the United States, Record Group 21; National Archives at Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/barnette-final-decree, April 1, 2023]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
