Legal Opinion
Peloza v. Capistrano Unified School District
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 4, 1994No. Nos. 92-55228, 92-55644PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge POOLE.
2Per curiam
John E. Peloza is a high school biology teacher. He sued the Capistrano Unified School District and various individuals connected with the school district under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He alleges in his complaint that the school district requires him to teach “evolutionism” and that evolutionism is a religious belief system. He alleges this requirement violates his rights under the (1) Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment; (2) Establishment Clause of the First Amendment; (3) Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment; and…
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