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Donlon v. Montgomery Co. Public Schools

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided July 12, 2018No. 68/17PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHarrell, J.

This is how it is today: The teachers are afraid of the principals. The principals are afraid of the superintendents. The superintendents are afraid of the board of education. The board is afraid of the parents. The parents are afraid of the children. The children are afraid of nothing!

-Milton Berle (1908-2002)

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Although Uncle Miltie's thesis is debatable, the quotation recognizes a chain-of-command structure popular in American public education systems. The present case has something to do with a part of that structure in Maryland.

We confront here the question of…

2Cases cited58 opinions

  1. New Hampshire v. MaineSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  2. Zedner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  3. Lockshin v. SemskerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2010
  4. Lee-Thomas v. Prince George's County Public SchoolsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2012
  5. Clea v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1988

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3Cited by30 opinions

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  3. Doe v. Catholic Relief ServicesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2023
  4. Price v. MurdyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2018
  5. Rowe v. Md. Comm'n on Civil RightsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2023

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