Former elementary school teacher sued school district, as well as several district administrators, employees, and school board members for intentional infliction of emotional distress and civil assault following an active shooter drill of which she had not received prior notice.
Teacher brought four claims for deprivation of her federal constitutional rights under § 1983 and two state common law claims, intentional infliction of emotional distress and civil assault.
The District Court dismissed the four federal claims, but exercised supplemental jurisdiction over the two state law claims.
The District Court declined to dismiss teacher’s state law claims, allowing her actions for intentional infliction of emotional distress and civil assault to proceed against certain defendants.