Legal Opinion
Wood Ex Rel. Wood v. Henry County Public Schools
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 9, 1998No. Record 970727PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hassell
I
The primary issue we consider in this appeal is whether a public school division, which expelled a student who violated the school division’s code of student conduct, violated that student’s due process rights guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
H
In March 1996, Brian Edmond Wood, then a 10th-grade student at Bassett High School in Henry County, went on a school-sponsored field trip with his class to the Henry County Jail. In response to a sheriff deputy’s inquiry whether any students had weapons in their possession, Brian gave the deputy a pocketknife.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Goss v. LopezSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Grannis v. OrdeanSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Martin v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1982
- Dennis Harry Mitchell v. Board of Trustees of Oxford Municipal Separate School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Commonwealth v. United Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1978
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by26 opinions
- Winforge, Inc. v. Coachmen Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
- Thompson v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2009
- Kappa Sigma Fraternity, Inc. v. Kappa Sigma FraternitySupreme Court of Virginia · 2003
- O'Banion v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2000
- McMillan v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2009
21 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.