B.W.S. v. Livingston Parish School Board

In November 2005, M.T.S., then an eighth grade student at a Livingston Parish junior high school, was expelled from school for twelve months. In June 2006, plaintiffs, the parents of M.T.S., filed a petition for injunctive relief against the Livingston Parish School Board ("Board") and others. Essentially, plaintiffs sought an order requiring that the Board evaluate M.T.S. for placement in the 9th grade, taking into account her home schooling, and that it provide her with alternative education beginning August 9, 2006. The trial court conducted a hearing on July 31, 2006, which was attended by plaintiffs counsel only.At the conclusion of the hearing, the trial court denied plaintiffs request for relief, finding the request was premature "due to the fact the child will not complete her expulsion until November 2006 . . . ."