Daniels v. Woodside.

• Position: Juvenile claims violation of his due process and state law - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

EDUCATIONAL

JUVENILES

Daniels v. Woodside, 396 F.3d 730 (6th Cir. 2005). A juvenile who had been detained at a county jail on a murder charge brought a [section] 1983 action alleging violation of a state law governing pretrial detention of juveniles, and violation of due process when he was expelled from an alternative education program. The district court granted summary judgment for a sheriff and school district, but denied it for a school superintendent. The juvenile and the superintendent appealed. The appeals court affirmed in part and reversed and remanded in part. The court found no violation of state law, where the law provided an exception for housing dangerous juveniles in jails, and the statutory requirements of sight and sound separation were followed. The court held that conditions of confinement deriving from the juvenile's classification as a suicide risk did not...