Judge Grants Summary Judgment for School District and Individual Defendants in First Amendment Retaliation Case of High School Baseball Player

By Michael S. Carroll, PhD & Andrew L. Goldsmith, PhD   A high school baseball player in Denison, TX sued numerous defendants, including the school, district, baseball coach, athletic director, and superintendent for alleged constitutional rights violations. Braedon Wright was a student and baseball player at Denison High School (DHS) in Denison, Texas. During the 2015-2016 academic year, Wright alleges that he was subjected to bullying and unfair penalties by defendants in the case after h