Legal Opinion
Uhr v. East Greenbush Central School District
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 21, 1999PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Rosenblatt, J.
Education Law § 905 (1) requires school authorities in the State of New York to examine students between 8 and 16 years of age for scoliosis at least once in each school year. The principal issue on this appeal is whether the statute authorizes a private right of action.
During the 1992-1993 school year, the infant plaintiff was a seventh grade student at the Goff Middle School, operated by defendant East Greenbush Central School District. In October 1992, as part of a school program, a nurse screened her for scoliosis. The results were negative. She was…
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