Appeals Court Affirms that Punishment Was Appropriate for Athlete

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court’s ruling that a school district did not violate the rights of a student athlete, who struck two of his football coaches after he was removed from a game, when it expelled him from the school.   Greg Davis sued the Houston County, Alabama Board of Education, on behalf of his son, Joshua Davis, claiming that the defendant was liable to his son under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for violating his son’s right to equal protection under t