Consequently, before engaging in any analysis of the facial validity of Rule 10, this court must determine whether the students' conduct clearly violated the rule in question. Accordingly, Dr. Amprey's testimony has been considered by this court and was found to be candid and truthful. This evidence consisted of statements from eyewitnesses and testimony from school administrators regarding their investigation of the fight. TermsPrivacyDisclaimerCookiesDo Not Sell My Information, Begin typing to search, use arrow keys to navigate, use enter to select, Stay up-to-date with FindLaw's newsletter for legal professionals. Again, the court agrees. In closed session, the School Board reviewed the videotape of the incident at the football game. Smith v. Severn, 129 F.3d 419, 429 (7th Cir.1997) (citing San Antonio Indep. Perkins testified that he voted in favor of the "notolerance" resolution on August 25, 1998. of Greenfield, 134 F.3d 821, 827 (7th Cir. He testified that a resolution such as this does not have the same impetus or force as a policy. Ms. Howell stated that she felt it was the only thing she could do because he was going to be expelled. of Education (1999) Gangs have been part of the school system as far back as the 1930's. Involvement in gangs usually never exceeds 10% Why young people join gangs? No. 159, 160-62; Kathleen DeCataldo & Toni Lang, Keeping Kids in School and Out of Court: A School-Justice Partnership, 83 N.Y. ST. B.J. A newer version of the Summary was also admitted which had been updated to include two additional expulsions in 1999. The students' evidence consisted solely of statistics which were complied during the course of trial and did not exist prior to trial. 2d 362 (1982), the United States Supreme Court cautioned courts to "examine the complainant's conduct before analyzing other hypothetical applications of the law." Based upon this evidence, the hearing officer and the School Board could properly find that the students violated the prohibition against "gang-like activity." The phrase the students contend is vague is gang-like activity. The rule goes on to say that gang-like activity is conduct engaged in on behalf of any gang, to perpetuate the existence of any gang, to effect the common purpose of a gang, or to represent a gang affiliation, loyalty or membership Fighting in support of one's gang falls under more than one of these definitions. Is the rule unconstitutional as applied to these students? 159, 198 (2001). In addition, gang membership seems not to implicate the right of association: in Morales, the Chicago ordinance's impact on the social contact between gang members and others does not impair the First Amendment right of association that our cases have recognized. 119 S.Ct. 1972), cert. Fuller v. Decatur Public School Board of Education School District 61 Gary B. v. Snyder Gebardi v. United States .. 115-17, 122 . Reverend Jesse Jackson was allowed to address the School Board. This court has carefully considered each of the claims raised by the students in their First Amended Complaint. The letter stated that "[y]ou are not required to attend, however, if you desire you may attend and also have an attorney and witnesses present.". Dr. Amprey stated that, in reviewing all of the documents, he did not recall ever seeing the term "zero tolerance." FULLER FULLER v. DECATUR PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHOOL DISTRICT 61. In addition, Carson's mother testified that an unnamed person told her that her son had been expelled. By thoroughly completing these procedural steps, the School Board has sufficiently complied with the procedural due process requirements of the law. These statistics failed to establish that any similarly situated Caucasian students were treated less harshly. 99-CV-2277. The record is undisputed that Ms. Fuller, Bond's guardian, and Reverend Bond attended the hearing before Dr. Cooprider on behalf of Bond. Delphine Bond Kendrex (Ms. Kendrex), Bond's mother, testified that she spoke to Elmer McPherson (McPherson), assistant superintendent for the District, on September *823 27, 1999, prior to the date of the hearing set for Bond. Chavez, 27 F. Supp. 130, 687 N.E.2d 53, 64 (1997)). Hunt (Hunt), director of human resources for the District, also testified that he was present at the game. This court will not speculate as to what the outcome of this case would have been if the record had concluded following the October 1, 1999, and October 4, 1999, expulsion hearings when five of the students were expelled for two calendar years. (1) Judgment is entered in favor of Defendants and against the students on all counts of the students' First Amended Complaint. You already receive all suggested Justia Opinion Summary Newsletters. The court further finds that the School Board did not act illegally, improperly or deny the students their constitutional rights. v. Chesapeake Public Schools 74 Bundick v. Bay City Independent School District . 61 (District). 2d 320 (1972). In addition, at most of the hearings, accident reports were made part of the record. 225, 158 F.3d 962, 966 (7th Cir.1998). It also showed that the students were members of the rival gangs, the Vice Lords and the Gangster Disciples, that fought that night. Defendants objected to the students calling as an expert witness Dr. Walter Amprey (Dr. Amprey), the former superintendent of the Baltimore, Maryland, *820 public schools. 2d 731 (1969)). Justice Stevens, joined by Justices Souter and Ginsburg, recognized that the ordinance did not have a sufficiently substantial impact on conduct protected by the First Amendment to subject it to a facial overbreadth challenge. See also Gardner v. Barnett, 199 F.3d 915 (7th Cir.1999) (en banc), which involved the shooting death of the manager of a high school football team caught between areas controlled by the Gangster Disciples and the Vice Lords. Although we agree that Howell lacks standing, we are not convinced that the other students' request for declaratory relief is moot. This court notes that the statistics produced during trial could lead a reasonable person to speculate that the School Board's expulsion action was based upon the race of the students. Further, each student had a hearing before the School Board and had the opportunity to address the School Board. 193, 636 N.E.2d 625, 628 (1993). *824 At the beginning of trial, the students asked the School Board to produce an "Expulsion Summary" which Arndt prepared for the School Board on October 5, 1999. The students brought their First Amended Complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Page Korematsu v. United States That evening the School Board held an emergency meeting. The Supreme Court held that, to "establish a discriminatory effect in a race case, the claimant must show that similarly situated individuals of a different race were not prosecuted." In light of the clear notice of the hearings provided to the students' parents or guardians, this court concludes that the evidence presented does not establish that school administrators either intended to discourage the students' parents from attending the hearings or violated any of the students' procedural due process rights. Boucher, 134 F.3d at 826. 2d 67 (1999), the students contend that Rule 10 has serious constitutional deficiencies and is fatally vague on its face. Weaponless school violence, due process and the law of student suspensions and expulsions: An examination of Fuller v. Decatur Public School Board of Education School District. ", Third, this court concludes that the students completely failed to establish that the School Board had a "zero tolerance policy." OF EDUC., Court Case No. Please try again. The injuries complained of were mainly bruises. At trial, the district court ruled for the School District, denying the students' request for declaratory relief. AnyLaw is the FREE and Friendly legal research service that gives you unlimited access to massive amounts of valuable legal data. The defendants argue that Howell lacks standing, the request for expungement is inappropriately presented for the first time on appeal, and the case is moot because the rule has been changed and the expulsions are over. v School Bd. In order to prevail, the students here need to show that the rule is unconstitutional in all its applications, which would include its application to them-in other words, that it is unconstitutional as applied. On April 1, 2009, the American Civil Liberties Union's Racial Justice Program, . Fairmont Elementary School is a highly rated, public school located in SANGER, CA. No one appeared for Carson or Honorable. He was sitting near the top of the east bleachers when he observed the fight going on below him. (3) This case is terminated. These statistics were never presented to the School Board at any time during the expulsion proceedings. 743, 503 N.E.2d 300, 303 (1986). Fuller v. DECATUR PUBLIC SCHOOL BD. FULLER v. DECATUR PUBLIC SCHOOL BD. 1855, 75 L.Ed.2d 903 (1983). The length of these expulsions ranged from a period to five months to a period of one year, three months. of City of Peoria, School Dist. Fuller v. Decatur Public Sch. During the investigation, evidence was gathered which showed that each of the students was involved in the fight. The court's finding must be based upon the solid foundation of evidence and the law that applies to this case. Dr. Walter Amprey, the students' expert witness, testified that he reviewed the documents related to the discipline of these students and did not recall ever seeing the term "zero tolerance.". In addition, Ms. Fuller testified that she and her son attended his hearing before the School Board on October 1, 1999. It has 626 students in grades K-8 with a student-teacher ratio of 22 to 1. Ms. Howell testified that Scott told her that her son was being expelled. They asked that Howell be allowed to withdraw from school. It is questionable whether it involves free speech rights. In Bethel School District No. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins.Fuller was converted from quarterback to receiver as a freshman, and was the Bruins' second-leading receiver in 2013 and 2014. The evidence further showed that the fight on September 17, 1999, was a continuation of this conflict and was a fight between members of these two rival gangs. They may be readmitted beginning with summer school, June 2000. A rule, regulation, or law can be facially unconstitutional under two different theories. The Court stated that "the ordinance does not provide sufficiently specific limits on the enforcement discretion of the police `to meet constitutional standards for definiteness and clarity.'" You're all set! Dist. Accord Boucher v. 99 Citing Cases Here, unlike the situation in Stephenson, the evidence presented before Dr. Cooprider and the School Board showed that the students engaged in conduct that was clearly proscribed by Rule 10. At the outset, this court wants to emphasize that the students in this case were involved in a violent fight in the stands at a high school football game. When the dust settled, the original 2-year expulsions were reduced to expulsions for the remainder of the school year with the students being given the opportunity to attend an alternative high school. Accordingly, the decision in Morales has no application to this case. On October 1, 1999, the School Board held a special meeting to consider the expulsions of Fuller and Jarrett. It makes the rule somewhat confusing, but it does not affect our analysis. This court initially notes that each of the students' parent or guardian received the September 23, 1999, letter from Arndt. game (Fuller ex rel. Fuller, Honorable and Carson did not attend their hearings. East & Administrative Campus 200 NE 14th St. Boca Raton, FL 33432 561-391-7274 Vice Lords vs Gangster Disciples History What Happened? Devin Lewis Fuller (born January 24, 1994) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver with the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League (NFL). 1972), cert. See also Baxter v. Round Lake Area Schools,856 F. Supp. The major issue in the Fuller case was whether the Decatur Public School Board's no tolerance/zero tolerance policy for violence violated the six students procedural and substantive due process rights. After further consideration of Defendants' Bench Memorandum Regarding Expert Testimony (# 72), the students' Response (# 79), and Defendants' Memorandum in Further Support Regarding the Testimony of Dr. Amprey (# 85), this court has concluded that Dr. Amprey's testimony is admissible. A unique set of ethical relationships and legal obligations is embedded in teacher's work 3. 403 v. Fraser, 478 U.S. 675, 686, 106 S.Ct. Boehm testified that spectators who were in the east bleachers during the fight expressed fear, stress and turmoil when he talked to them after the fight. [1] As *828 a result, the students cannot complain that Rule 10 may be vague as applied to others. Public High Schools. Justice O'Connor, joined by Justice Breyer, said, If the ordinance applied only to persons reasonably believed to be gang members, this requirement might have cured the ordinance's vagueness because it would have directed the manner in which the order was issued by specifying to whom the order could be issued. 119 S.Ct. At the outset, it is important to note that a federal court's role in school disciplinary matters is very limited. Here, in this case, the students have not even attempted to show that Caucasian students who engaged in similar conduct were not subjected to the same discipline. The students expelled were Roosevelt Fuller and Errol Bond, who attended Stephen Decatur High School; Gregory Howell and Shawn Honorable, who were students at Eisenhower High School; and Terence Jarrett and Courtney Carson, who were students at MacArthur High School. However, Perkins said he voted against the expulsions because he felt they were for too long a period of time. This evidence showed that an incident occurred on September 3, 1999, between two members of rival gangs, the Vice Lords and the Gangster Disciples. Research the case of Fuller v. Decatur Public School Board of Education School Dist. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google, Central District of Illinois U.S. Federal District Court. On December 28, 1999, this court held an extensive Daubert hearing and concluded that Dr. Amprey was qualified as an expert in the field of education. According to state test scores, 53% of students are at least proficient in math and 64% in reading. Boehm stated that he had never seen a fight of this magnitude in his 27 years in education. It is doubtful whether rule 10 proscribes behavior which is protected under any constitutional provision. School Name. Accordingly, in each Report, Dr. Cooprider recommended that the student be expelled for two years. He is currently one of the hearing officers under contract to conduct expulsion hearings for the District. Boucher, 134 F.3d at 826-27. Woodis, 160 F.3d at 438-39. On October 1, 1999, the School Board held a special meeting to consider the expulsion recommendation of Dr. Cooprider regarding Fuller and Jarrett. The court afrmed that the rule prohibiting students from engaging in "gang-like activity" was not impermissibly vague as written or as applied to those who were disciplined. Illinois, 01-11-2000. others." On September 17, 1999, a violent fight broke out in the bleachers at a high school football game in Decatur, Illinois, leaving spectators scrambling to escape the melee. Second, this court concludes that the students did not present any evidence which established that the School Board's decision to expel them for engaging in violent behavior was in any way based upon race. Most public schools are open to anystudent who lives within the geographic area. A violation of the rule is grounds for suspension or expulsion from school.2. The School Board then went into closed executive session. Again the Board reviewed the videotape. Email | Print | Comments (0) No. 26, 27-28 (2011); India Geronimo, Systemic Failure: Perkins and Robinson were the only African American members of the School Board at the time in question. On October 4, another special meeting of the Board was held to consider the recommendations regarding Howell, Bond, Carson, and Honorable. The joint exhibits consisted of all of the documents presented to the independent hearing officer, a transcript of the hearings before the hearing officer, the hearing officer's reports and the records from the relevant School Board meetings. The traditional standards for a permanent injunction are: (1) whether the plaintiff has succeeded on the merits; (2) whether the plaintiff has an adequate remedy at law or will suffer irreparable harm without an injunction; (3) whether the balance of harms between the parties favors entering the injunction; and (4) whether the entry of the injunction will harm the public interest. In each of the students' hearings before Dr. Cooprider, evidence was presented from Police Officer Doug Taylor. The students have provided this court with no case law supporting their argument that the School Board's failure to do any of the aforementioned acts violated their procedural due process rights. The School Board voted to go into closed executive session to discuss the student disciplinary cases. of Educ. Gary J. Broadrick v. Oklahoma, 413 U.S. 601, 93 S.Ct. Moreover, Ms. Howell and her son participated in the hearing extensively, asking many questions of the District's witnesses and presenting their own witnesses. Not only does rule 10 have very little to do with the Constitution, it also is not a criminal law but merely a school disciplinary rule. Fuller ex rei. The day after the emergency meeting, November 9, the students filed their complaint in the present case along with a request for a temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction. of City of Peoria, School Dist. However, the fact that the Supreme Court concluded that a gang loitering ordinance which imposes criminal sanctions is unconstitutional simply does not mean that a school disciplinary rule, even if similar, is likewise unconstitutional. Boucher, 134 F.3d at 827 (quoting Tinker v. Des Moines Indep. The decision in Armstrong is applicable to civil cases where plaintiffs claim discrimination on the basis of race. Fuller v. Decatur Public School Board of Education School District 61 2001). The parties shall be responsible for their own court costs. Perkins' testimony confirmed that the School Board has expelled Caucasian students for fighting. In addition to identifying the various types of. Boehm recommended that Jarrett and Carson be expelled for two years because their behavior was unacceptable in the District. Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal , 2002(1), 159-210 . School discipline is an area which courts are reluctant to enter. Thomas W. Kelty, Michelle L. Proctor, Kelty Law Offices, P.C., Springfield, IL, Michael C. Bruck, Michael T. Beirne, David M. Jenkins, Melissa M. Riahei, Quinlan & Crisham, Ltd., Chicago, IL, for defendants. The Office of the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools and the Fresno County Board of Education are dedicated to ensuring the success of the students of Fresno County, through the school districts we serve, by providing programs, support, oversight and training. The court first concludes that each student received notice of a hearing before an independent hearing officer and before the School Board. In their First Amended Complaint, the students requested a permanent injunction allowing them to return to school as of January 2000 and a declaration that the "gang-like activities" provision in the Discipline Policy is void. at 444-45. Howell attended his hearing along with his mother, Cynthia Howell (Ms. Howell), and Theresa Gray of the NAACP. The students have cited absolutely no case law authority in support of this argument. Fuller v. Decatur Public School Bd. Utilizing Sykes' "pains of imprisonment" to examine deprivations in America's public schools. No. 2d 16 (1973)); see also Dunn v. Fairfield Community High School Dist. of Educ. A copy of these provisions was attached to each letter. The students' conduct clearly violated these rules. 159 (2002). Justice Scalia, decrying what he saw as a lowering of the bar for facial challenges, dissented, contending that, at least in contexts other than free speech violations, facial challenges are inherently suspect. Cf. See also Wiemerslage Through Wiemerslage v. Maine Tp. The students involved in the fight were members of rival street gangs-the Vice Lords and the Gangster Disciples.1 As so often happens these days, a bystander caught the fight on videotape. Because the period of expulsion has ended, the students recognize that any remedy is necessarily limited, but they seek an order sending the case back to the district court for a determination whether expungement of the disciplinary records is an appropriate remedy. ROOSEVELT FULLER, by his parents, GRETTA FULLER and ROOSEVELT HARRIS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. DECATUR PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHOOL DISTRICT 61, et al., Defendants-Appellees. principal at MS 22, Josh . Armstrong, 517 U.S. at 470, 116 S. Ct. 1480. Grade Level. Contact info. Each student was suspended from school for 10 days pending further School Board action. Fuller v. Decatur Public School DS. In Fuller v. Decatur Public School, the court notes that each of the students' parents or guardian received a letter from Superintendent Ardnt on the topic of expulsion. A trial was held on December 27, 28, and 29, 1999. The principals of the respective high schools each recommended that the students be expelled for 2 years. The Seventh Circuit has determined that an expulsion hearing "need not take the form of a judicial or 47 Citing Cases From Casetext: Smarter Legal Research Linwood v. Bd. Dr. Cooprider concluded, based upon the evidence presented at each hearing, that "there is ample evidence that the incident may fairly be characterized as violent physical confrontation, and certainly as actions which endangered students, school personnel, and school visitors." Again, because of his withdrawal from school, no action was taken regarding Howell. As noted, the students' First Amended Complaint (# 29) was filed on November 30, 1999. At trial, Ms. Howell testified that she went to Eisenhower High School on Saturday, September 25, 1999, to pick up the letter from Arndt which included the notice of Howell's hearing before Dr. Cooprider. In the litigation that followed in Fuller v Decatur Public School Board of Education, 2 the students contended that the board had violated their constitutional rights by . The evidence showed that each of the students was an active participant in the fight. Ms. Howell testified that Dr. Norman suggested that she withdraw her son from school. The problem for the students, however, is convincing us that their rights were, in fact, violated. See also L.P.M. 1983, alleging that their constitutional rights were violated because one of the three school disciplinary rules they were found to have violated was void for vagueness. Arndt also testified that the other students will be allowed to re-enroll in their regular high schools at the end of the 1999-2000 school year. Public School Type. Accordingly, a challenge to a school disciplinary policy fails unless the policy is "wholly arbitrary." Nor was evidence presented denying that the conduct of the students in this case endangered the well-being of fellow students, teachers or other school employees. FULLER v. DECATUR PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION | C.D. Because of the intervention of Governor Ryan, the students were allowed to attend an alternative education program immediately. In short, this court is not impressed with the students' position that because no knives or guns were used in *815 the melee that it was not a significant fight. No. Because of the efforts of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition and the intervention of Governor George Ryan, the School Board reconsidered its decision and reduced the expulsions of the five students from two calendar years to the balance of the 1999-2000 school year. Because of the violent nature of the fight, a portion of which was captured on videotape, approximately one-half of the spectators in the bleachers scattered and left the stands to avoid confrontation and possible injury. Perkins' testimony was both candid and credible. 3159, 92 L.Ed.2d 549 (1986), the Supreme Court said: Given the school's need to be able to impose disciplinary sanctions for a wide range of unanticipated conduct disruptive of the educational process, the school disciplinary rules need not be as detailed as a criminal code which imposes criminal sanctions. The videotape speaks volumes on this issue. Weaponless School Violence, Due Process, and the Law of Student Suspensions and Expulsions: An Examination of Fuller v. Decatur Public School Board of Education School District , 2002 BYU E duc. Learn more about FindLaws newsletters, including our terms of use and privacy policy. We begin and end our discussion with Hegwood's as-applied challenge. Date: 05-24-2001 Case Style: Fuller v. Decatur Public School Board. Perkins said that he "more often than not" followed the recommendation of the hearing officer regarding expulsions. 2d 469 (1993). Co., 264 Ill.App.3d 576, 201 Ill.Dec. To succeed, however, the complainant must demonstrate that the law is impermissibly vague in all of its applications. Please prove that you're human. Six students who attended three different high schools in the Decatur Public School District were expelled from school for 2 years for their roles in the fight. Copyright 2023, Thomson Reuters. An Examination of Fuller v. Decatur Public School Board of Education School District, 22 B.Y.U. The School Board returned to open session and voted to expel Fuller for two years. 2001) case opinion from the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Both Perkins and Robinson voted against the expulsion of the students on November 8. The School Board then reviewed the video-tape of the fight at Eisenhower High School on September 17, 1999. No. In determining whether the students have succeeded on the merits of their claims, this court is mindful that, as Plaintiffs, the students bear the burden of proving their claims. 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