JENNINGS v. WENTZVILLE R-IV SCHOOL DIST.

No. 04-1668.

397 F.3d 1118 (2005)

Elizabeth JENNINGS; Steve Jennings; Elizabeth Jennings, as next friend of Rachel Jennings; Nadine Schwaigert; Fred Schwaigert; Nadine Schwaigert, as next friend of Lauren and Sarah Schwaigert, Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. WENTZVILLE R-IV SCHOOL DISTRICT; John Waters, as Principal of Wentzville Holt High School; Diane Moran, as Teacher at Wentzville Holt High School; Michelle Senda, as Cheerleading Advisor at Wentzville Holt High School, Defendants/Appellees, Kimberly Miller, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: February 16, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry Bagsby, St. Charles, MO, argued, for appellant.

Celynda L. Brasher, argued, St. Louis, MO (Margaret A. Hess, Phyleccia B. Reed, on the brief), for appellee.

Before RILEY, JOHN R. GIBSON, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.


RILEY, Circuit Judge.

This federal case charges violations of procedural due process and failure to train, arising from a school district's ten-day suspension of two student cheerleaders who consumed alcohol shortly before performing at a school football event.1 The parents of two high school students claim the Wentzville R-IV School District (District) and certain members of its staff violated the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment rights...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases