Legal Opinion
Melerine v. Jefferson Parish School Board
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 8, 2017No. 16-CA-469PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, J.
| plaintiffs appeal the granting of summary judgment in favor of Defendants, *931dismissing the claims of all Plaintiffs except Miranda Melerine and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Melerine. For the following reasons, we reverse.
On April 10, 2008, twenty-two plaintiffs and their parents filed suit against the Jefferson Parish School Board, Judy Gardner and Germain Gilson claiming they were arbitrarily denied entry into their 2007 senior prom at L.W. Higgins High School (“Higgins”). Plaintiffs alleged that Ms. Gardner, a teacher at Higgins, and Ms. Gilson, the principal at Higgins, refused to allow them…
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