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COLEMAN v. FRANKLIN PARISH SCHOOL BD.

No. 82-3514 Summary Calendar.

702 F.2d 74 (1983)

Howard COLEMAN and Lola Coleman, as administrators of and on behalf of their son, Eric Coleman, a minor, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. FRANKLIN PARISH SCHOOL BOARD, etc., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 4, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jones, Jones & Jones, Benjamin Jones, Monroe, La., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Hayes, Harkey, Smith & Cascio, Haynes L. Harkey, Jr., Bruce M. Mintz, Monroe, La., for Bruce, St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. and Batey.

Glynn D. Roberts, Asst. Dist. Atty., Rayville, La., for Franklin Parish Sch. Bd., et al.

Before RUBIN, JOHNSON and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

This suit by the parents of a black six-year-old first-grader for minor physical injuries sustained by the child when he was struck by a teacher was dismissed for failure to state a claim for which relief could be rendered. While we affirm the dismissal of the claims for denial of due process, the complaint also stated a claim for denial of equal protection. We reverse and remand for further proceedings on that claim.

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