Jordan v. O'Fallon Township High School District No. 203 Board of Education

This case examines how O’Fallon Township High School (O’Fallon) officials withheld a student’s participation in interscholastic athletics as punishment for his violation of the school’s zero-tolerance conduct code. Before they are allowed to participate in any extracurricular activity, all O’Fallon students must agree in writing to abide by the code’s ban on alcohol and drug use. Students who violate the code’s ban are disciplined by school officials under procedures that do not necessarily comport with due process. School officials imposed discipline in this case without affording the…