Legal Opinion
Newport News School Board v. Z.M., a Minor
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided May 8, 2025No. 1240833Published
1Opinion of the Court
PRESENT: Goodwyn, C.J., Kelsey, McCullough, Chafin, Russell, and Mann, JJ., and Millette, S.J. NEWPORT NEWS SCHOOL BOARD OPINION BY v. Record No. 240833 JUSTICE STEPHEN R. McCULLOUGH May 8, 2025 Z.M., A MINOR BY AND THROUGH HIS NEXT FRIEND MATHEW HARVEY UPON A PETITION UNDER CODE §§ 8.01-626 AND 8.01-670.2 The Newport News School Board appeals from a decision denying its plea of sovereign immunity. At issue is whether Code § 22.1-194 waives the Commonwealth’s sovereign immunity for degrading acts that school staff are alleged to have perpetrated on an autistic child – acts alleged to have…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- James v. JaneSupreme Court of Virginia · 1980
- Messina v. BurdenSupreme Court of Virginia · 1984
- Kellam v. School Board of City of NorfolkSupreme Court of Virginia · 1960
- Niese v. City of AlexandriaSupreme Court of Virginia · 2002
- Burns v. GagnonSupreme Court of Virginia · 2012
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