Brabson v. Floyd County Board of Education

MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER

AMUL R. THAPAR, District Judge.

Where does government end and business begin? Plaintiff Carey Brabson believes that a board of education acts like a business when it opens the schoolhouse gates to an outside group for its own use. But the Floyd County Board of Education did not expect or realize any profit when it allowed the parents of a self-funded, school sports team to conduct a fundraiser on school property. By providing a space for the parents to raise revenue, the Board directly furthered interscholastie athletics as part of its educational mission. As a…