WOOTEN v. PLEASANT HOPE R-VI SCHOOL DIST.

No. 01-1181WM.

270 F.3d 549 (2001)

Jana WOOTEN, Appellant, v. PLEASANT HOPE R-VI SCHOOL DISTRICT, and Micki Stout, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: November 1, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kent L. Brown, argued, Jefferson City, MO, for Appellant.

Thomas A. Mickes, argued, St. Louis, MO (Stephanie L. Tueth, on the brief), for Appellees.

Before WOLLMAN, Chief Judge, RICHARD S. ARNOLD and RILEY, Circuit Judges.


RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Jana Wooten appeals the District Court's1 dismissal of her claims alleging harms caused by her expulsion from the Pleasant Hope High School girls' softball team. Ms. Wooten argues that her Fourteenth Amendment right to due process was violated because she was not given an adequate opportunity to challenge the coach's decision. Because a post-deprivation hearing is sufficient process in the context of extracurricular...

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