Legal Opinion
Goodwin v. Lee Public Schools
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 23, 2016No. SJC-11977PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDuffly, J.
The plaintiff, Katelynn Goodwin, was a high school student at the Lee Middle and High School in the town of Lee (town) when she was suspended from school for conduct that purportedly took place not on school grounds, pursuant to a school policy, based on G. L. c. 71, § 37H1/2 (§ 37HV£), which provided that students who had been charged with felonies would be suspended. The principal ordered the suspension in the mistaken belief that the plaintiff had been charged with a felony, stealing, or being involved in the theft of, a firearm. Ultimately, the suspension lasted for the entire final…
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