Legal Opinion
Phillips v. Lincoln County School District
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided July 7, 1999No. 97-1095; CA A99028PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLandau, P. J.
The mother of a 12-year-old middle school student initiated this action for damages arising from the refusal of two employees of defendant school district to permit the student to use her nickname at school. The trial court entered summary judgment dismissing all claims. We affirm.
The relevant facts are not in dispute. Abby Phillips was a sixth-grade student at Waldport Middle School. Plaintiff Deborah Phillips is Abby’s mother. To her friends and family, Abby always has been known by the nickname “Boo.”
Briggs was a teacher at Waldport Middle School and taught the school’s health curriculum.…
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