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222669P.pdf 07/27/2023 Rodney Baker v. Bentonville School District
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 22-2669
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas - Fayetteville
[PUBLISHED] [Loken, Author, with Shepherd and Kelly, Circuit Judges]
Civil case - Civil rights. On this record, no reasonable fact-finder could
conclude that the school district failed to implement safety
accommodations for plaintiffs' minor child; the school district took
prompt action to address plaintiffs' safety concerns and no Section 504
violation was established; the district court did not err in dismissing
plaintiffs' claims under the Arkansas Civil Rights Act because there was
no evidence that would allow a reasonable juror to determine the child did
not receive an adequate or equal education; the district court did not err
in retaining supplemental jurisdiction over plaintiffs' state law claims
and declining to rule on their request for a declaratory judgment
declaring the Arkansas tort immunity statute unconstitutional as the
Supreme Court of Arkansas has repeatedly rejected such challenges; nor did
the court err in dismissing plaintiffs' negligence claims as the school
district had a clear immunity defense to the claim.