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Dowling-Sendor, Benjamin – American School Board Journal, 2002
Describes Wisconsin case involving the suicide of seventh-grade girl after principal suspended her for having a cigarette in her locker--disciplinary action required by school board policy. Parents sued claiming violation of their daughter's 14th Amendment rights and state negligence laws. Federal appellate court dismissed all claims; parents…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Discipline Policy, Federal Courts
