E.W. and P.W., Parents and Next Friend of their Minor Child, B.W. v. TOWN OF MARSHFIELD/MARSHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS/SCHOOL COMMITTEE/MARSHFIELD POLICE, ARTHUR SHAW, and MICHAEL MACKINNON

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS ___________________________________ ) E.W. and P.W., Parents and Next ) Friend of their Minor Child, B.W., ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) Civil Action v. ) No. 25-cv-11306-PBS ) TOWN OF MARSHFIELD/MARSHFIELD ) PUBLIC SCHOOLS/SCHOOL COMMITTEE/ ) MARSHFIELD POLICE, ARTHUR SHAW, ) and MICHAEL MACKINNON, ) ) Defendants. ) ______________________________ ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER November 3, 2025 Saris, J. INTRODUCTION This case involves a cognitively disabled eighth grader in the Marshfield Public Schools, B.W., who was suspended after he threw a paper towel…