Legal Opinion
K.W.P. v. Kansas City Public Schools
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 1, 2019No. 17-3602PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Chief Judge.
K.W.P., an elementary student, sued Kansas City Public Schools (KCPS), Officer Brandon Craddock, and Principal Anne Wallace for violations of K.W.P.'s rights under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 . K.W.P. alleged that Officer Craddock unreasonably seized him and used excessive force by handcuffing him and failing to remove the handcuffs. He alleged that Principal Wallace approved Officer Craddock's seizure by failing to instruct Officer Craddock to remove the handcuffs despite K.W.P. posing no imminent threat to anyone and complying with…
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