Legal Question in Civil Litigation in New York
civil suit against principal?
My son has been harassed all year by
his middle school principal, who
considers him disrespectful and says
that he doesn't show ''proper
humility'' towards adults. He has
suspended my son in-school 7 times
so far this year for infractions that
would normally get a warning or at
most a detention. In a study hall
another student gave my son pills
which he told my son were aspirin.
They turned out to be prescription
pills this boy took from his mother.
The other boy admits giving my son
the pills, but claims he did so outside
of school. The principal did nothing
to this admitted distributor of drugs,
but suspended my son out of school
for 5 days and then successfully
sought a ten week suspension from
the superintendent. The district has
stifled our appeals at every turn, and
I'm wondering if we can sue the
principal personally for defamation,
malicious prosecution, etc.
Thank you.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: civil suit against principal?
No you wouldn't be successful. You need to contact an education law litigator. This is a subspecialty of civil litigation that very few people know about.
If you would like the name of a good one contact my office.
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