In the case Doe v. Upper Arlington Bd. of Edn., 2021-Ohio-3805, the Tenth District Court of Appeals held that a student’s appeal was moot due to the student seeking relief related only to the prior school year.
Here, the student was seeking an injunction to prohibit the board of education from providing only remote instruction to students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The trial court denied the motion for preliminary injunction. The Court of Appeals found that the student’s appeal was moot.
The Court of Appeals reasoned that the relief requested related only to the prior school year and since the school district was allowing students to attend classes in person during the 2021-2022 school year, the appeal was therefore moot.
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Authors: Matthew John Markling and the McGown & Markling Team.
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