Legal Opinion

J.S. Ex Rel. Snyder v. Blue Mountain School District

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided February 4, 2010No. 08-4138PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

FISHER, Circuit Judge.

This appeal presents a challenge to J.S.’s suspension from Blue Mountain Middle School after she created from her home computer a MySpace.com Internet profile featuring her principal, James McGonigle. The profile did not state McGonigle’s name, but included his photograph from the website of Blue Mountain School District (the “School District”), as well as profanity-laced statements insinuating that he was a sex addict and pedophile. On appeal, J.S. and her parents assert that the District Court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of the…

2Cases cited30 opinions

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  2. Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Troxel v. GranvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. Kolender v. LawsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1992

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. J.C. ex rel. R.C. v. Beverly Hills Unified School DistrictDistrict Court, C.D. California · 2010
  2. Evans v. BayerDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 2010
  3. Bradford v. Norwich City Sch. Dist.District Court, N.D. New York · 2014
  4. Zamecnik v. Indian Prairie School District 204 Board of EducationDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2010
  5. J.S. Ex Rel. Snyder v. Blue Mountain School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2010

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