Meyer v. Austin Independent School District
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
161 F.3d 271 (1998)
- Written by Daniel Clark, JD
Facts
Five students (plaintiffs) arrived at their public high school all wearing reddish-colored clothing. Kent Ewing, the school’s principal (defendant), asked the students why they were wearing “gang stuff” and other similar, potentially rhetorical, questions. Without seeking any explanations from the students about the students’ clothing, Ewing issued the students a three-day suspension. The students and their parents sued Ewing and the school district (defendant), claiming denial of procedural due process. Ewing and the school board filed a motion for summary judgment, arguing that the informal questioning of the students constituted a hearing satisfying due-process requirements. The district court denied the motion, and Ewing and the board appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Higginbotham, J.)
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