Legal Opinion

Jacobs v. Bd. of Educ. of Prince George's Cnty.

District Court, D. Maryland

Decided March 21, 2019No. Case No.: 8:17-cv-00678-PWGPublished

1Opinion of the Court

Paul W. Grimm, United States District Judge

This case stems from a November 2013 confrontation between a school resource officer ("SRO")1 and a student at Suitland *577High School in Prince George's County, Maryland. The student, Reginald Jacobs, alleges the SRO punched him in the face in a hallway outside the school gym just a few minutes after the school day ended. He has brought this lawsuit against the SRO, the County, and the Board of Education.

The County and the Board of Education have filed a motion for summary judgment, asserting they cannot be liable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 or the Maryland…

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