Legal Opinion
Karlen Ex Rel. J.K. v. Westport Board of Education
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided July 29, 2009No. 3:07-mc-00309PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON.MOTIONS TO DISMISS
CHRISTOPHER F. DRONEY, District Judge.
The plaintiffs, Carla Karlen (“Carla” or “Karlen”), and Karlen as next friend on behalf of her two minor children, J.K. and D.K., allege racial discrimination under Title VI and 42 U.S.C. § 1981, First Amendment retaliation and Equal Protection Clause violations pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, violation of Connecticut’s anti-bullying statute, Conn. GemStat. § 10-222d, and intentional infliction of emotional distress against the defendants Westport Board of Education (the “Board”), Superintendent of Schools Elliott Landon…
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