School Bust

The Ninth Circuit <strong><a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/School-Bust.pdf">affirmed</a></strong> Monday that San Bernardino County, the Etiwanda School District and sheriff’s officers violated the constitutional rights of three middle-school girls who were arrested in school, “to prove a point,” after repeated accusations of bullying, fighting and disrespect.

PASADENA, Calif. — The Ninth Circuit affirmed Monday that San Bernardino County, the Etiwanda School District and sheriff’s officers violated the constitutional rights of three middle-school girls who were arrested in school, “to prove a point,” after repeated accusations of bullying, fighting and disrespect. The court also upheld denial of qualified immunity to the arresting officers.

Categories / Civil Rights, Education, Government

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