Margaret Hesse and Michelle Basi Win Summary Judgment In Favor Of Missouri School District and Principal in Student Discipline Issue

Apr 20, 2005

 Margaret A. Hesse,  Michelle H. Basi

Tueth Keeney attorneys Margaret Hesse and Michelle Basi recently obtained summary judgment on defamation claims brought against a St. Louis area school district, its Board members, and a high school principal in St. Louis County Circuit Court. A student and his parents brought the lawsuit after the student was expelled from the District when he engaged in conduct that the District contended violated its policy prohibiting bullying, sexual harassment, and vandalism. The student and