Wyke v. Polk County School Board

FAY, Senior Circuit Judge:

This litigation arises from the tragic suicide of a 13 year old boy. The trial court dismissed the federal claim, submitted the common law negligence questions to the jury, and entered judgment based upon the jury verdict. These consolidated appeals raise the following issues: (1) whether plaintiffs § 1983 claim was so “insubstantial” as to deprive the district court of federal question jurisdiction; (2) whether the defendants violated plaintiffs constitutional rights by failing to provide her son with suicide intervention services or by failing to notify her of her…