LAFFERTY v. SCHOOL BD. OF FAIRFAX COUNTY

Record No. 160777.

798 S.E.2d 164 (2017)

Andrea LAFFERTY, et al. v. SCHOOL BOARD OF FAIRFAX COUNTY.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 13, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mathew D. Staver ( Daniel J. Schmid ; Mary E. McAlister ; Horatio G. Mihet ; Liberty Counsel, on briefs), for appellants.

Sona Rewari (Hunton & Williams, on brief), McLean, for appellee.

Amicus Curiae: Virginia School Boards Association ( Robert W. Loftin , Richmond; R. Craig Wood , Charlottesville; McGuireWoods, on brief), in support of appellee.

PRESENT: Lemons, C.J., Mims, Powell, McClanahan, Kelsey, and McCullough, JJ., and Millette, S.J.


This appeal concerns standing under the Declaratory Judgment Act, Code §§ 8.01-184 through -191. We address whether a student at a public high school, by and through his parents as next friends, has standing to sue the school board based on his alleged distress over potential repercussions...

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