{"id":963,"date":"2016-08-31T22:23:36","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T02:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.massachusettscriminaldefenselawyerblog.com\/?p=963"},"modified":"2016-08-31T22:23:36","modified_gmt":"2016-09-01T02:23:36","slug":"public-school-system-makes-mistake-felony-v-misdemeanor-charges-issue-school-suspension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/public-school-system-makes-mistake-felony-v-misdemeanor-charges-issue-school-suspension\/","title":{"rendered":"School Suspension in Massachusetts wrongfully imposed, student seeks recovery in court"},"content":{"rendered":"

Regardless of whether or not criminal behavior takes place on school grounds, students may be susceptible to facing \u00a0punishment a school opts to impose even if the charge has not be litigated to completion in court. \u00a0For example, students charged with OUI and attending Mass Amherst will often be suspended for one year based on the charge even if the client is ultimately found not guilty after trial. \u00a0A client of mine was suspended for one year for being charged with OUI even though a jury ultimately found him not guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol. \u00a0 This is based on UMass Amherst’s Code of conduct, which I have attached here. \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

In the case of Goodwin v. Lee Public Schools decided on August 23, 2016, the student, a public high school senior at the time, was suspended from school in December of 2011.<\/p>\n

The suspension was based off of the understanding\u00a0that student had been charged with a felony, when in fact, no charges had actually been filed at the time of her suspension.<\/p>\n

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Regardless of whether or not criminal behavior takes place on school grounds, students may be susceptible to facing \u00a0punishment a school opts to impose even if the charge has not be litigated to completion in court. \u00a0For example, students charged with OUI and attending Mass Amherst will often be suspended for one year based on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-school-discipline-and-criminal-charges"],"yoast_head":"\nSchool Suspension in Massachusetts wrongfully imposed, student seeks recovery in court — Massachusetts Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog — August 31, 2016<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Regardless of whether or not criminal behavior takes place on school grounds, students may be 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