Legal Opinion
Board of Trustees v. Landry
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided November 2, 1993No. 06A01-9112-CV-380PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NAJAM, Judge.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
In this case we decide whether an Indiana school corporation and its officers acting in their official capacities are amenable to suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Roger V. Landry, a schoolteacher, filed a complaint for damages against the Board of Trustees of Hamilton Heights School Corporation and its members, individually and in their capacities as members of the Board (collectively “Hamilton Heights”). Landry alleged violations of his constitutional rights, including infringement of academic freedom and denial of due process (“federal law claims”) when…
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