Participation in Extra- Participation in Extra- Curricular ActivitiesCurricular Activities

Participation in Extra- Participation in Extra- Curricular ActivitiesCurricular Activities

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Palmer v. Merluzzi• U.S. Court of Appeals• Dan Palmer was suspended from

playing football for sixty days

Dan Palmer Suspension• Marijuana pipe found in radio

station where him and two others worked

• Admitted to smoking marijuana and drinking beer in radio station

School Suggestions• Seek counseling• Ten day academic suspension• Family took no actions

Fotiori• School gave Palmer 10 day

academic and 60 day athletic suspension

Final Decision• “Palmers suspensions from school and

participation in inter-scholastic football did not violate any right secured by the Constitution, we will affirm the judgment of the district court”

• State has very strong interest in preserving drug free schools.

Athletic Policies• Rules barring married students,

females, and disabled students have been challenged

Married Students• Beeson v. Kiowa County School District • Star basketball player freshmen year,

but was refused privilege senior year because she was married

• Affect chances of college scholarship• Final Decision->Violates Equal

Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment

Gender Equity• Title IX addresses the issue of

female participation in heterofore male-dominated activities