Legal Opinion
Fisher v. Burkburnett Independent School District
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided September 16, 1976No. Civ. A. CA-7-76-40PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ROBERT M. HILL, District Judge.
The facts of this case are not in dispute. The plaintiff, Kate Fisher, a minor 15 years old, was a student at Burkburnett High School when, on May 11, 1976, she seriously overdosed on the drug Elavil. The incident happened at school and nearly resulted in her death. The plaintiff was then suspend ed ten days for violating a school drug policy. A hearing before the School Board of Trustees on the last day of the suspension resulted in her expulsion for the balance of the school term and loss of all grades and credits for the school term. 1…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Woodson v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- St. John Dixon v. Alabama State Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- Harlingen Independent School Dist. v. PageTexas Commission of Appeals · 1932
- Lee Pervis, by His Next Friend Mrs. Elvin Pervis v. Lamarque Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Jones v. Latexo Independent School DistrictDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 1980
- Dennis Harry Mitchell v. Board of Trustees of Oxford Municipal Separate School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Clinton Mun. Separate School Dist. v. ByrdMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
- Petrey v. FlaugherDistrict Court, E.D. Kentucky · 1981
- Jackson v. Waco Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1982
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