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Va. Judge Calls School’s Decision to Suspend Child Who Waited to Report Classmate with Bullet ‘Appalling'
A Virginia judge has made a ruling in a case involving the suspension of a student at a school — a decision his mother said ...
Virginia Beach school wrongly suspended student ‘trying to do the right thing,’ judge rules
A student at St. John the Apostle Catholic School was suspended after waiting a couple of hours to report that another student brought a bullet to school. The boy’s family sued, and on ...
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Judge rules against ‘appalling’ Virginia private school that suspended student for waiting to report classmate with bullet until exam ended
Judge Vivian Henderson of Virginia Beach ruled in favor of Rachel Wigand, the suspended child’s mother, in her lawsuit against St. John the Apostle Catholic School. Wigand claimed that the ...
Student's suspension for not reporting classmate with bullet sooner is 'appalling,' judge says
A Virginia Beach, Virginia, judge said it was "appalling" that a school suspended a 6th grader for waiting too long to report that another student had brought a bullet to class. The judge ruled Monday ...
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Judge rules in favor of mom after St. John the Apostle suspends student for late report of bullet
The boy’s mother, Rachel Wigand, said her son’s classmate at St. John the Apostle showed him the bullet back in September, before taking a standardized test. Two hours later, after finishing ...
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St. John the Apostle student suspended for reporting bullet on campus allowed to return to school: judge
Seven months ago, Rachel Wigand's son was preparing to take a test at the school when another student showed him a bullet. Despite choosing to wait until after the test to alert an administrator ...
Beach mom feels vindicated by judge’s ruling in school suspension
The mother of a sixth grader at St. John the Apostle school said it wasn’t about the money, it was about the principle — and the principal. Rachel Wigand’s 11-year-old ...
VB mom vindicated by ruling in school suspension
The mother of a sixth grader at St. John the Apostle school said it wasn’t about the money, it was about the principle — and the principal. Rachel Wigand’s 11-year-old son was suspended for a ...
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Judge rules against ‘appalling’ Virginia private school that suspended student for waiting to report classmate with bullet until exam ended
Judge Vivian Henderson of Virginia Beach ruled in favor of Rachel Wigand, the suspended child’s mother, in her lawsuit against St. John the Apostle Catholic School. Wigand claimed that the private ...
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Virginia Beach school wrongly suspended student ‘trying to do the right thing,’ judge rules
Rachel Wigand sued St. John’s in September after her 11-year-old son was suspended for 1½ days. The lawsuit claimed the school breached its contract with the Wigand family by punishing the boy ...
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Virginia student's suspension for not reporting classmate with bullet sooner is 'appalling,' judge says
The judge ruled Monday in favor of the child's mother, Rachel Wigand, after she sued St. John the Apostle Catholic School for breaching its contract when administrators suspended her son in ...