Legal Opinion
S.M. v. Lakeland School District
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 26, 2001No. 3:CV-99-0523PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
VANASKIE, Chief Judge.
On April 1,1999, plaintiff S.M., on behalf of her minor child, L .G., commenced this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging constitutional violations arising from an incident during which L.G’s fifth grade teacher, Anthony Cerra, repeatedly yelled at her during math class. 1 Named as defendants are Cerra, the Lakeland School District, and Robert Gigharelli, the School’s Superintendent. 2 Cerra is sued on the basis of his alleged verbal abuse of L.G. The Lakeland defendants are sued on the basis of having a policy, practice or custom of…
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- Albright v. OliverSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
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3Cited by17 opinions
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