Goss v. Lopez
United States Supreme Court
419 U.S. 565 (1975)
- Written by Sara Rhee, JD
Facts
Under a State of Ohio education statute, a public-school principal could suspend a student for misconduct for up to 10 days without a hearing if he notified the student’s parents within 24 hours and gave reasons for his action. Lopez and eight other high-school students in Ohio (plaintiffs) were suspended under the statute without a hearing. They brought suit in district court against Goss (defendant), an administrator in the Columbus, Ohio, Public School System (CPSS), on the grounds that their suspension without a hearing violated their procedural-due-process rights under the Fourteenth Amendment. The district court granted Lopez’s relief, and the CPSS appealed to the United States Supreme Court.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (White, J.)
Dissent (Powell, J.)
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