Legal Opinion
Harris Ex Rel. Harris v. PONTOTOC COUNTY SCHOOL
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 10, 2011No. 10-60392PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LESLIE H. SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judge:
Derek Harris and his mother, Phyllis Harris, brought suit against the Pontotoc County School District and its superintendent, Ken Roye. They alleged that Derek was denied his due process rights and defamed, and that Mrs. Harris had her First Amendment rights violated and suffered tortious interference with her contract of employment with the school district. Summary judgment was granted to the defendants. We AFFIRM.
STATEMENT OF FACTS
Derek Harris was an eighth grade student at South Pontotoc Middle School. His mother Phyllis Harris was the secretary for the…
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