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

playing football for sixty days

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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

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

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Fotiori• School gave Palmer 10 day

academic and 60 day athletic suspension

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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.

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Athletic Policies• Rules barring married students,

females, and disabled students have been challenged

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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

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Gender Equity• Title IX addresses the issue of

female participation in heterofore male-dominated activities