Legal Opinion
Estate of Lance v. Lewisville Independent School District
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 28, 2014No. 12-41139PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HIGGINSON, Circuit Judge:
When he was in the fourth grade, Montana Lance locked himself inside of the school nurse’s bathroom and took his own life. Montana was a special-needs student, and Montana’s parents sued the Lewisville Independent School District (the “School District”) alleging, among other claims, that the School District violated Montana’s constitutional rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and discriminated against him because of his disabilities under § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794. The district-court granted summary judgment, and because the evidence does not…
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