Court Sides With Student-Athlete Who Claims School District Discriminated Against Him Because of Behavioral Disability

A federal judge from the Eastern District of California has denied a school district’s motion to dismiss the claim of a former high school basketball player who claimed the district discriminated against him when it kept him off the varsity basketball team because of his behavioral disability. In so ruling, the court found that the plaintiff had alleged “enough to withstand” the motion to dismiss, brought pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)6.   Plaintiff Isaiah Brown, wh