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Legal Memo Assignment

Hula Bay Fact Pattern

For the month of May, The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division promotes their Health and Wellness month. While the idea started as a reason to get lawyers to a better place physically and mentally, they have now involved college and high school students all across the state. Heidi Blum is a student at Aloha High School, located in the Hula Bay School District. Hula Bay County is a small community and has only one high school. Recently Heidi Blum was suspended from school by Principal Walter Hall for her involvement with drugs. The factual background is as follows. Aloha High School has started participating in The Florida Bar's Health and Wellness month. The high school has a special program directed at promoting the health of students. One of the topics stressed in this program is the harmful effects of drug use. In May of last year, the community of Hula Bay sponsored a community wide health fair held in a city park. Various private and public community entities were invited to set up informational booths at the fair. There was no fee for participating, nor did any of the participants have any voice in the organization or operation of the fair. Aloha High School was invited to have a booth and they agreed to do so. At the booth, volunteers from the school (mostly teachers) agreed to disseminate material on a number of health issues, including the use of drugs. The school administration and various teachers at Aloha High School encouraged students to attend the fair and promised "extra credit" if they attended the fair. Attendance would be verified by students signing an attendance sheet to be kept at the school-sponsored booth. Heidi Blum attended the fair with her parents and younger brother. The Blum family believes that marijuana should be legalized for compassionate use by those who suffer from different illnesses. Heidi's mother is a breast cancer survivor and her experiences led to this belief. At the fair, Heidi held a sign which read, "Be compassionate, legalize marijuana for medical purposes." Heidi was photographed carrying the sign by another Aloha High School student who worked on the school newspaper. The picture of Heidi, with the sign, was published in the school paper. Principal Walter Hall saw the picture and after a brief meeting with Heidi and her parents, suspended Heidi from school for ten days pursuant to a school policy that allows suspension for students who "use, advocate or promote the use of any illegal drugs at a school function." Heidi and her parents appealed the suspension to the Hula Bay School District, which upheld the suspension. As a result of the suspension, Heidi claims to have suffered ridicule and harassment from other students and faculty, causing great emotional damage. She also claims that as a result of her suspension, her grades have suffered and this may have a long-term effect of jeopardizing her college choices. Heidi has filed a lawsuit in federal district court claiming a violation of her civil rights under 42 U.S.C. 1983. Did the school district have the right to suspend Heidi for her action?

Utilize only the following cases in your memo: Morse v. Frederick, 551 U.S. 393 (2007) Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School Dist., 393 U.S. 503 (1969)

LEGAL MEMORANDUM GRADING RUBRIC

Point Allocation: Proper Format and Grammar (10 pts) ______________

Heading (5 pts) ______________

Statement of Assignment (10 pts) ______________

Issue (10 pts) ______________

Brief Answer (15 pts) ______________

Statement of Facts (10 pts) ______________

Analysis (20 pts) ______________

Rule of Law Case Law (if necessary) - interpretation of rule of law Application of law to facts of the case Counteranalysis Conclusion (15 pts) ______________

Recommendations (5 pts)