No injunction for expelled high schooler

NEW ORLEANS — A federal court in Louisiana will not delay enforcement of a high schooler’s two-semester expulsion for bringing a knife to school. Her father gave her the weapon for protection at Mardi Gras festivities, and she says she forgot the knife remained in her sports bag until it turned up in a routine security screening. Louisiana’s governor wrote a letter to the superintendent, urging clemency. The court cites Wood v. Strickland: “It is not the role of the federal courts to set aside decisions of school administrators, which the court may view as lacking a basis in wisdom or compassion.”Read the ruling here.Categories / Briefs, EducationSubscribe to our free newslettersOur weekly newsletter Closing Arguments offers the latest about ongoing trials, major litigation and rulings in courthouses around the U.S. and the world, while the monthly Under the Lights dishes the legal dirt from Hollywood, sports, Big Tech and the arts.Additional Reads