WYNAR v. DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DIST.

No. 11-17127.

728 F.3d 1062 (2013)

Mark WYNAR, an individual and as guardian of Landon Wynar; Landon Wynar, a Minor, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, a political subdivision of the State of Nevada; Carol Lark; Nancy Bryant; Marty Swisher; David Pyle; Cynthia Trigg; Keith Roman; Sharla Hales, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 29, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey S. Blanck (argued), Reno, NV, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Ann M. Alexander (argued), Erickson, Thorpe & Swainston, Ltd., Reno, NV, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before: M. MARGARET McKEOWN and PAUL J. WATFORD, Circuit Judges, and THOMAS S. ZILLY, Senior District Judge.


OPINION

McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:

With the advent of the Internet and in the wake of school shootings at Columbine, Santee, Newtown and many others, school administrators face the daunting task of evaluating potential threats of violence and keeping their students safe without impinging on their constitutional rights. It is a feat like tightrope balancing, where an error in judgment can lead to a tragic result. Courts have long dealt with the tension between...

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