Wofford v. Evans

Running head : WOFFORD V . EVANS

Wofford v . Evans 390 F .3d 318

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Wofford v . Evans 390 F .3d 318

This case provides elaboration on the right to due process of a student while being detained by school and police authorities in search for a weapon in the school premises to ensure the safety and protect the lives of children entrusted to the care of school officials . The decision basically notes that parental notification is not requisite to due process p

Case Summary

Jennifer Wofford , mom to ten-year old M .D , d an appeal at the U .S Court of Appeals , Fourth Circuit on the district court 's dismissal of her lawsuit against the Botentourt County School Board and Sheriff 's Department as represented by Principal Rita Evans and Associate Principal Erika Rosa of the Colonial Elementary School , including Detective Jason Markham and others . Wofford claims that M .D 's rights to due process and freedom from unlawful seizures have been violated by the school and the county sheriff . This issue has arisen , when M .D 's classmates reported to their teacher that M .D . brought a gun in school on the eve of Thanksgiving in 2001 . M .D 's teacher called the associate principal 's attention and thus , Erika Rosa questioned M .D . regarding the gun . M .D . permitted Rosa to search her book bag and her classroom desk but the assistant principal did not find any weapon . On the Monday following Thanksgiving...