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STINNEY v. SUMTER SCHOOL DIST. 17

No. 4504.

382 S.C. 352 (2009)

675 S.E.2d 760

Joseph STINNEY and Cynthia Stinney, Individually and as Parents and Natural Guardians of Maurice Stinney, a minor over the age of fourteen years, and Marquise Stinney, Appellants, v. SUMTER SCHOOL DISTRICT 17, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided February 19, 2009.

Rehearing Denied May 4, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dwight C. Moore, of Sumter, for Appellants.

Robert T. King, of Florence, for Respondent.

GEATHERS, J.

This action arises from the expulsion of two high school students following a physical altercation on school grounds. The Board of Trustees for Sumter School District 17 (the Board) upheld the expulsion decision, and the students, Marquise and Maurice Stinney, and their parents (collectively, the Stinneys) filed a civil action for damages against the District.1 The circuit court granted partial summary judgment to the District...

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