Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Dallas Independent School District
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 16, 1994No. 93-01214PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
Andrew Gaston’s last moments on earth were passed in the hallway at A. Maceo Smith High School in Dallas, Texas. He was hit in the head by a stray bullet shot during a melee instigated by the ldller, non-student Drumestic Contreal Brown. The question before this court is whether Gaston had either (1) a constitutional right not to be placed in danger of deadly violence while at school or (2) a more general constitutional right to some level of affirmative protection while at school. Despite our sympathy for Andrew’s untimely death, we find no constitutional damage…
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3Cited by25 opinions
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