Legal Opinion
Downing v. West Haven Board of Ed.
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided August 24, 2001No. Civ. A. 3:00CV525 (SRU)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
UNDERHILL, District Judge.
Plaintiff Ella Downing (“Downing”), formerly a public school teacher at West Haven High School, brings this action for money damages based upon the defendants’ response to her wearing a tee shirt to school reading “JESUS 2000 — J2K” on May 24, 1999. 1 Downing alleges that the defendants violated her First Amendment rights to free speech and religious freedom and retaliated against her in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the Connecticut Constitution, Article First, Sections 1, 4 and 5. Downing’s complaint also alleges…
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