United States Ninth Circuit

Defendant school had sufficient justification for an "emergency expulsion" under Washington law where student's poem contained violent images of death and suicide, and student had history of suicidal thoughts, recent turbulent home life, and violent disciplinary problems.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/04/2000
• Decided 07/20/2001
• Published 07/20/2001

Judges

• FISHER, Circuit Judge:, Before:  B. FLETCHER and FISHER, Circuit Judges, and SCHWARZER, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Tyna Ek,Merrick, Hofstedt & Lindsey, Seattle, Washington, for the defendants-appellants., Philip J. Buri,Breean L. Beggs, Brett & Daugert, Bellingham, Washington, for the plaintiffs-appellees.