Legal Opinion
Jennifer DiPerna v. Chicago School of Professional
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 26, 2018No. 17-3351PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Manion, Circuit Judge.
*1003 Jennifer DiPerna was a student pursuing a master's degree in clinical psychology at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology (TCSPP), a private, non-profit institution. After TCSPP disciplined DiPerna for posting an image to her personal Instagram account that TCSPP considered offensive, DiPerna filed this lawsuit alleging breach of contract and negligence.
The year after DiPerna filed her complaint, one of her professors accused her of plagiarism. A hearing was held before a school committee, and DiPerna was dismissed. She amended her complaint to include claims…
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