HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS: Student who was ineligible to play basketball as a 5th-year senior after Covid absence pursuant to MHSA’s “Semester Rule” was deprived of due process in his request for a waiver… case not moot pursuant to public interest exception but student not entitled to further relief after graduation… Murnion/Wittman reversed. [Read more…]
School athletics, 8-semester rule waiver request
SCHOOL ATHLETICS: Supervisory control of Murnion denied as to denial of preliminary injunction seeking waiver from 8-semester rule for 5th-year senior to play basketball after absence due to Covid… order. [Read more…]
School athletics, denial of waiver from 8-semester rule
SCHOOL ATHLETICS: Preliminary injunction denied as to MHSA’s denial of waiver from 8-semester rule for 5th-year senior to play basketball after absence sophomore year due to Covid… Murnion. [Read more…]
COVID masking, school mandates
COVID MASKING: Substantive due process challenge to school mask mandates properly rejected on summary judgment… Marks affirmed. [Read more…]
Sex discrimination, Lady Griz head coach non-renewal
SEX DISCRIMINATION: Title VII claim by non-renewed Lady Griz head basketball coach rejected on summary judgment… Christensen. [Read more…]
Racial/sexual/national origin discrimination, student
RACE/SEX/NATIONAL ORIGIN DISCRIMINATION claims by parents of bullied high school student dismissed for failure to exhaust administrative remedies… Christensen. [Read more…]
COVID masking, school masking policies
COVID MASKING: Preliminary injunctions against school masking policies properly denied… Marks and McElyea affirmed. [Read more…]
Schools, territory transfer
SCHOOLS: Poplar to Froid territory transfer affirmed… Mitchell/Cybulski affirmed. [Read more…]
$1,141,000 settlement, failure to serve special ed student
SETTLEMENT: $1,141,000 ($925,000 for educational services, $35,000 damages, $181,000 attorney fees), alleged failure to serve special education student for 4 years including isolation in church basement. [Read more…]
Race discrimination, Indian teacher, tutor position
RACE DISCRIMINATION claim by Native teacher passed over for tutoring position properly rejected. . . Holien/HRC affirmed. . . Halligan. [Read more…]