Legal Opinion
Ette Ex Rel. Ette v. Linn-Mar Community School District
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided February 7, 2003No. 01-0487PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEUMAN, Justice.
Linn-Mar High School has adopted what is commonly known as a “zero tolerance” policy concerning students’ use or possession of tobacco, alcohol, and drugs. This case involves a ninth grader who was caught with cigarettes while on a school band trip to San Antonio, Texas. He was returned home, alone, via Greyhound bus. The youngster survived the 1100-mile journey, but his distraught father sued the school district for negligent endangerment and other alleged wrongs. This appeal follows the district court’s directed verdict for the school district.
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2Cases cited24 opinions
- United States v. S.A. Empresa De Viacao Aerea Rio GrandenseSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Vinson v. Linn-Mar Community School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 1984
- Shansky v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
- McClure v. Walgreen Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2000
- Hassan Ex Rel. Hassan v. Lubbock Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Kevin Walker v. State of IowaSupreme Court of Iowa · 2011
- Tinius v. Carroll County Sheriff DepartmentDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 2004
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