Doe v. Cavanaugh

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS ___________________________________ ) JOHN DOE, by and through his ) next friend JANE DOE, and ) BEN BLOGGS, by and through his ) next friend JANE BLOGGS ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) CIVIL ACTION ) NO. 19-11384-WGY HOPKINTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS ) ) Defendants. ) ___________________________________) YOUNG, D.J. September 22, 2020 FINDINGS OF FACT, RULINGS OF LAW, AND ORDER FOR JUDGMENT I. INTRODUCTION This is a case about the limits of a school’s ability to discipline bullying. This is not a case about whether a school’s decision to discipline two…