6 results for 'cat:"Civil Rights" AND cat:"Education" AND cat:"Equal Protection"'.
J. Kahn preserves a high school student’s equal protection claim against his school’s varsity baseball coach, who allegedly denied him a spot on the team on the basis that he is biracial. The litigant, in an attempt to establish an inference of discrimination, proffered a selection of white players who were selected for the team despite lower athletic scores, but the court is unable to conclude whether those players are sufficiently comparable and leaves that question to a jury. The court dismisses the district’s superintendent and athletics director from the case, finding they were not personally involved in the decision not to select him for the team.
Court: USDC Northern District of New York, Judge: Kahn, Filed On: April 17, 2024, Case #: 1:22cv756, NOS: Education - Civil Rights, Categories: civil Rights, education, equal Protection
J. Gibbons finds the trial court improperly found for a high school on a student victim's deliberate indifference claim. The reporting of more than 1,000 instances of sexual misconduct at the school prior to the assault put the school on notice of a pervasive sexual harassment problem and allows her to bring the claim for the school's conduct before her assault. Furthermore, the lower court properly found for the victim on her Title IX claims related to the school's failure to discipline any of those involved or ensure the victim had access to education, as the administrators were aware of the numerous threats against the victim and her family following the release of a video of her sexual assault, which prevented her from attending school and resulted in lasting psychological harm. Affirmed.
Court: 6th Circuit, Judge: Gibbons, Filed On: November 15, 2023, Case #: 22-5125, Categories: civil Rights, education, equal Protection
J. Brann permits a Penn State athlete to pursue certain gender discrimination claims against the university and her fencing coach because, even though she sufficiently stated claims against the school and her coach, she failed to prove the coach acted in his professional capacity when he tormented her about her weight and belittled her due to her gender.
Court: USDC Middle District of Pennsylvania, Judge: Brann, Filed On: August 11, 2023, Case #: 4:22cv529, NOS: Education - Civil Rights, Categories: civil Rights, education, equal Protection
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