HANSEN v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF HAMILTON

No. 08-1205.

551 F.3d 599 (2008)

Sondra J. HANSEN and William R. Hansen, Individually and On Behalf of C.H., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN SCHOOL CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 23, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sarah Graziano (argued), John D. Hensley, Hensley Legal Group, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Thomas E. Wheeler, II (argued), II, Locke Reynolds, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and KANNE and TINDER, Circuit Judges.


KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Dmitri Alano, a teacher and assistant band director at Hamilton Southeastern High School ("HSE"), engaged in an improper sexual relationship with a student. The student's parents, the Hansens, filed suit individually and on behalf of their daughter against both Alano and the Hamilton Southeastern School Corporation ("HSSC"). They brought claims against both defendants under Indiana law, the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and...

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