· 3/10/2011
Harris Ex Rel. Harris v. PONTOTOC COUNTY SCHOOL
Citations
- 635 F.3d 685
- 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 4639
- 2011 WL 814972
How courts have described this case
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- holding that although the student's disciplinary transfer to an alternative school did not trigger due process protections, his short-term suspension prior to transfer did
- explaining alternative education program does not violate Fourteenth Amendment and, for temporary suspensions, only “an informal give-and-take-between student and disciplinarian” is required
- explaining alternative education program does not violate Fourteenth Amendment and, for temporary suspensions, only “an informal give-and-take-between student and disciplinarian” is required
- discussing the portion of the district court’s summary of the evidence the Fifth Circuit disagreed with
- school secretary’s complaints about the treatment of her son found not to be speech on a matter of public concern
- \A student's transfer to an alternative education program [for 45 school days] does not deny access to public education and therefore does not violate a Fourteenth Amendment interest.\
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Judges: King, Davis, Southwick
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