Legal Opinion
Poole v. South Plainfield Board of Education
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided May 28, 1980No. Civ. 79-1771PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HAROLD A. ACKERMAN, District Judge.
Richard Poole, a young man who was born with one kidney, was denied the right to participate in South Plainfield High School’s interscholastic wrestling program due to his handicap. As a result, he has brought this suit against the South Plain-field Board of Education seeking compensatory damages. His complaint alleges a cause of action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for a violation of his Fourteenth Amendment rights and under 29 U.S.C. § 794, also known as § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, “which prohibits discrimination against an ‘otherwise…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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3Cited by42 opinions
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