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Court Holdings: The holding of this case was for the Appellants (defendents). There Was no evidence to support the decision of the district court. The Court can not support the plantiffs because there is the possibility that The board of Education supported the no-dancing policy due to other Reasons. Court Analysis: A group of parents from the small rural town Purdy, located South Western Missouri, filed suit against the local school board for refusing to sponsor school dances in the school district. Rule 509.29 of the Purdy R-2 School District states: “School dances are not authorized, and school premises shall not be used for purposes of conducting FULL CASE CITE: UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT 899 F.2d 192; 1989 U.S. App. DATE OF CASE: November 17, 1989 EDUCATIONAL ISSUE (S): Is the no-dance rule a secular or non-secular act? COURT HOLDING (S): The holding of this case was for the Appellants (defendants). There was no evidence to support the decision of the district court. The court can not support the plaintiffs because there is the possibility that the Board of Education supported the no-dancing policy due to other reasons. COURT ANALYSIS