United States Seventh Circuit

A 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against a school district, by parents of a student who committed suicide after being suspended, was not actionable where the suspension was procedurally correct, and the school did not create or increase a known risk to the student by suspending her.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/28/2002
• Decided 07/03/2002
• Published 07/03/2002

Judges

• MANION, Circuit Judge., Before RIPPLE, MANION, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lawrence G. Albrecht (Argued), First, Blondis, Albrecht, Bangert & Novotnak, Milwaukee, WI, Willard P. Techmeier, Techmeier McCormick Group, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gregg T. Heidenreich (Argued), Stilp & Cotton, Brookfield, WI, for Defendants-Appellees.