Legal Opinion
John Doe and Jane Doe, as Next Friend of Sarah Doe v. Rains County Independent School District, Dana White
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 31, 1995No. 94-41113PublishedCited by 145 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises from yet another tragic instance of a high school coach’s alleged sexual abuse of a student. It brings a difficult issue testing limits of federal judicial authority: whether a school teacher’s breach of a state-law duty to report child abuse can, by itself, give rise to a federal claim against the teacher under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The parents of Sarah Doe allege that Dana White, a school teacher, caused Sarah to be deprived of rights protected under state law and the federal constitution when White failed to report her discovery of…
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