A federal judge has ruled that the Todd County School District in South Dakota violated the constitutional rights of a student by suspending him without a proper hearing.
The student, identified only as Ernest Doe, was suspended for being involved in a shooting incident at the middle school in October 2005. No one was at the school at the time.
The student, who has a learning disability, was subsequently placed on home study. He returned to school earlier this year after his parents filed the lawsuit.
This is the second time a judge in less than a year has ruled that the school district violated the rights of a student. Both lawsuits were filed by an attorney who works for the Rosebud Sioux Tribe.
Todd County is 86 percent Native American.
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Judge: Todd County school district violated student's constitutional rights
(The Rapid City Journal 10/25)
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Todd County School District - http://www.tcsdk12.org
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Judge rules student's rights violated by school
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
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