Terry J. Artis v. Francis Howell North Band Booster Association, Inc. Francis Howell R-Iii School District Joseph Stacy

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• holding that a plaintiff's internal complaints to school officials about the treatment of students is not a protected activity within the scope of Title VII retaliation provisions
• holding that where the plaintiff complained about a school employee’s treatment of a black student, because discrimination against students is not unlawful under Title VII, the plaintiff’s complaint was not protected
• stating that for the school district to be liable, the plaintiff must demonstrate that it “had an official policy or widespread custom that violated the law and caused his injury”
• finding that district court properly dismissed claim against individual defendant named in her official capacity as redundant against the claims against the school district
• noting that the court should consider all factors, with no particular factor controlling
• noting that the court should consider all factors, with no particular factor controlling

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