Free Statement - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

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Georgia A. Staton, Bar #004863 JONES, SKELTON & HOCHULI, P.L.C. Suite 800 2901 North Central Avenue Phoenix, Arizona 85012 602-263-1700 Attorneys for Defendants

5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 7 8 9 Plaintiff, 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Plaintiff Taralyn Lyon was a student at Estrella Foothills High School in the Buckeye Union High School District in 2002. On November 6, 2002 Eric Godfrey, the Assistant Principal, suspended Plaintiff and two other girls from school for ten (10) days following allegations that they drank alcohol following a gym class earlier that day. In accordance with District policy, formal hearings were held. The administration recommended that Plaintiff and the other two girls be suspended for the remainder of the school year in accordance with District policy. The hearing officer concluded that Plaintiff and the two other girls had consumed alcohol on campus in violation of the District's policy. The hearing officer affirmed the ten (10) day suspension, but declined to recommend long-term suspension. Plaintiff, along with one of the other Case 2:03-cv-02306-JAT Document 65 Filed 05/11/2006 Page 1 of 3 v. Estrella Foothills High School Henry Schmidt, Superintendent of Schools for Estrella Foothills School, Eric Godfrey, Jerry Nunez, Marty Arambel, Phillip Echeverria, Jeannie Guy, Jerry Kerr, and Gary Mayfield, Defendants. Kenneth Lyon & Towanda Lyon, for Taralyn D. Lyon, NO. CIV 03-2306-PHX-JAT THE PARTIES JOINT STATEM ENT OF THE CASE

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girls, appealed the hearing officer's decision to the District Governing Board. On December 6, 2002, the District Governing Board affirmed the hearing officer's findings that alcohol was consumed by the Plaintiff, but modified the hearing officer's order . The Board held the long-term suspension in abeyance thus allowing Plaintiff to return to Estrella Foothills High School. The Governing Board added an additional five (5) day suspension and required that Plaintiff enter into a behavioral contract for the remainder of the school year. The other girl was given the same discipline. DATED this 11TH day of May, 2006. JONES, SKELTON & HOCHULI, P.L.C. By s/Georgia A. Staton Georgia A. Staton 2901 North Central Ave., Ste. 800 Phoenix, Arizona 85012 Attorneys for Defendants

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s/Joseph E. Collins Joseph E. Collins, Esq. 10801 North 32nd Street, Suite 3 Phoenix, Arizona 85028 Attorney for Plaintiff

Filed 05/11/2006

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ORIGINAL of the foregoing e-filed this 11 th f May, 2006 with: Clerk of the U.S. District Court District of Arizona COPIES mailed this same date to: Hon. James A. Teilborg United States District Court Sandra Day O'Connor U.S. Courthouse Suite 523 401 West Washington Street, SPC 51 Phoenix, AZ 85003-2154 Joseph E. Collins, Esq. 10801 North 32nd Street, Suite 3 Phoenix, Arizona 85028 Attorney for Plaintiff s/Gwen Coon

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