APRIL MALICK and ROB MALICK, individually and as Next Friends of C. M., a minor; C. M., a minor by Next Friends Rob and April Malick v. CROSWELL-LEXINGTON DISTRICT SCHOOLS, et al. - Articles

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APRIL MALICK and ROB MALICK, individually and as Next Friends of C. M., a minor; C. M., a minor by Next Friends Rob and April Malick v. CROSWELL-LEXINGTON DISTRICT SCHOOLS, et al.

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Aug 25, 2025

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ARGUED: Sarah Gordon Thomas, DEBORAH GORDON LAW, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, for Appellants.

Attorneys 2: Kenneth B. Chapie, GIARMARCO, MULLINS & HORTON, P.C., Troy, Michigan, for Appellees.

Attorneys 3: ON BRIEF: Sarah Gordon Thomas, Deborah L. Gordon, Elizabeth Marzotto Taylor, DEBORAH GORDON LAW, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, for Appellants.

Attorneys 4: ON BRIEF: Kenneth B. Chapie, Timothy J. Mullins, Travis Comstock, Annabel F. Shea, GIARMARCO, MULLINS & HORTON, P.C., Troy, Michigan, for Appellees.

Attorneys 5: ON BRIEF: Alexandra Z. Brodsky, PUBLIC JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., Bonsitu Kitaba-Gaviglio, Daniel S. Korobkin, AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FUND OF MICHIGAN, Detroit, Michigan, for Amici Curiae.

Judge(s): McKEAGUE, KETHLEDGE, and READLER, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan at Detroit

READLER, Circuit Judge. Regrettably, student C.M. suffered racial harassment by her peers while she attended public school in Michigan. She claims that her school failed to adequately respond to her complaints, in violation of federal and state law. The district court disagreed, and so do we. We affirm.

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