A Texas high school student is fighting for his right to wear a John Edwards for President T-shirt in school.

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Paul T. Palmer and his parents say he has a First Amendment right to proclaim his political preferences on his clothes, The Dallas Morning News reported. The Waxahachie school board disagrees.

"This is not about a hippie-dippy idea -- everyone can wear whatever they want," Paul's lawyer father, Paul D. Palmer, said. "This is who I support for president. He has a right to stick that on his shirt."

The 15-year-old's battle began Sept. 21 when his football coach warned him that he was violating Waxahachie High School's ban on all-black outfits. He called home and his father brought the Edwards T-shirt to school.

When he called home again, his mother brought him a red T-shirt.

Paul said he decided to challenge the dress code when he was warned about being dressed entirely in black.