Dole v. Huntington Union Free School District

SUMMARY ORDER

Plaintiffs Louise and John Dole appeal from the judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Seybert, J.) entered September 8, 2016, granting summary judgment to defendants. We assume the parties’ familiarity with the underlying facts, the procedural history of the case, and the issues on appeal.

The Doles brought a First Amendment retaliation claim and a substantive due process claim, both pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, based on a series of events involving their son, J.P.D., at his school. One day after Louise Dole complained to school…