Both Stroud and Brooke have said that Marcie never acted suspicious about their relationship. Many people were unwilling to believe that a sexual Pied Piper, cloaked in the raiment of a popular football coach, had been able to operate undetected for so long. As early as 1985, complaints about Coach Stroud's behavior reached the offices of the principal and superintendent through various channels. 2d 49 (1986) (sexual harassment as a cause of action under Title VII). B. She spent several nights at the Stroud home over the course of the next two months. Although most of the cases on this subject arise in the context of harassment in the work place, there is no meaningful distinction between the work environment and school environment which would forbid such discrimination in the former context and tolerate it in the latter. See Yvonne L. v. New Mexico Dept. Refine Your Results. Id. denied, --- U.S. ----, 111 S. Ct. 213, 112 L. Ed. An outraged Lankford appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, claiming that if the lower court rulings were allowed to stand, then all public school officials would be responsible for the private lives of school employees and students, all day, every day, year round. Many state and national school organizationssuch as the Texas Association of School Administratorsfiled amicus briefs with the Supreme Court agreeing with Lankfords arguments. If you get into his biology class, one boy said, all you have to do is wear a miniskirt and a smile and youll get an A. In his Lee jeans and button-down shirts, Coach Stroud would wander the halls between classes, cracking jokes, slapping kids backs, casually throwing his arm around a student. Having concluded that Coach Stroud's sexual molestation of Jane Doe violated her firmly established constitutional right to substantive due process, we next consider whether Superintendent Caplinger and Principal Lankford violated Jane Doe's constitutional rights by failing to protect her from Coach Stroud's transgressions. He insisted that he looked upon Brooke as a daughter. But according to one petition before the Supreme Court, her case is opening a flood of lawsuits by students against their teachers and administrators. 2d 835 (1990). Two concerned parents witnessed Stroud's behavior at the festival and reported the incident to Superintendent Caplinger. The Third Circuit has also recognized that a schoolchild has a constitutional liberty interest to be free from sexual molestation:A teacher's sexual molestation of a student is an intrusion of the schoolchild's bodily integrity not substantively different for constitutional purposes from corporal punishment by teachers. The annual NFL draft mecca in Indianapolis will feature over 300 prospects going through an extensive job interview in front of hundreds of NFL coaches, GMs, doctors, scouts and an equal amount of media. You know how kids are. Once, going her way, he walked with Brooke to her class. We are constrained to review the facts in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party in the court below, here, Jane Doe. James was born on February 5, 1959 in Jennings, Louisiana. Current Address. I was a viper snake, she admits. Soon, Brooke was sneaking out of the house again, meeting him for sex. Stoneking II, 882 F.2d at 727 (citations omitted). I start screaming. We hold that Jane Doe had a firmly established constitutional right under the due process and equal protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment to be free from sexual molestation by a state-employed schoolteacher, that the superintendent and principal had an affirmative, constitutionally-based duty to protect her from such an intrusion into her bodily integrity, and that a genuine dispute of material fact exists as to whether the superintendent and principal acted with deliberate indifference toward Jane Doe's firmly established constitutional rights. We need to move on with our lives., Brooke Graham is trying to do the same thing. Prison officials, therefore, have an affirmative duty to provide necessary services and to protect prisoner and detainees from injuries. 1981). "); cf. Separated from his or her parents (guardians), the child's safety and well-being are entrusted to school officials. He was told he had to be out that day. One of the notes said he didnt understand why their relationship had to end, he really did love her, and if she would just give him a little time, he would leave his wife. 2d 172 (1990). Forever--for real--I love you." The administrators were swayed by Strouds explanation. 2d 804 (1989); Pagano by Pagano Massapequa Public School, 714 F. Supp. WebJennifer Lynn Stroud Foundation in Dallas, Texas (TX) Table of contents: Overview Detailed Reports Analysis of Revenue and Expenses Balance Sheets Capital Gains and Losses for Tax on Investment Income Excise Tax Based on Investment Income Statements Regarding Activities Statements Regarding Activities for Which Form 4720 May Be Required He liked chaperoning school dances, chatting with parents, keeping an eye on the kids. To hold otherwise would call into question the constitutionality of compulsory attendance statutes, for we would be permitting a state to compel parents to surrender their offspring to the tender mercies of school officials without exacting some assurance from the state that school officials will undertake the role of guardian that parents might not otherwise relinquish, even temporarily. WebFisher Stroud '20 (Media Production and Analysis) was a video intern at Vox.com. Overall: 4.8 * Occasionally he would go down to the Ford dealership to borrow a pickup from Ben to haul the football equipment to out-of-town games. Stroud showed up at her volleyball games and tennis matches, standing toward the back, smiling whenever she looked his way. But in October the Supreme Court rejected Lankfords appeal, siding with Brookes right to sue. He came on as the kids best friend, a teenage girl told a police officer in Taylor, a town of 11,000 people 35 miles northeast of Austin. Ben and Bridget tried to tell her that their marriage had been falling apart for a long time, but they couldnt deny that what Stroud had done to their family was the final straw. Id. Stoneking v. Bradford Area School Dist., 882 F.2d 720, 726 (3d Cir.) 2d 396 (1982)). I want heads to roll, she would say. 16, 894 F.2d 1176, 1187 (10th Cir.) 975 F.2d 137 61 USLW 2264, 77 Ed. Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and public records. 972 F.2d at 1384 (Becker, J., dissenting) (finding a duty to protect on the particular facts of the case); Stoneking v. Bradford Area School Dist., 856 F.2d 594, 601 (3d Cir. Stroud also told the same story to both Caplinger and Lankford. She was not the first freshman to fall under the spell of a popular, good-looking Taylor High School football coach. It seemed the coach had run his hands up and down the bottom of a girl in his biology class. WebVictoria was the daughter of Fred and Amy (Stolbery) Stroud and sister of Steven Stroud. 1992) (holding that children in custody of state have constitutional right to be reasonably safe from harm such as sexual molestation); Doe v. New York City Dept. "The deliberate indifference standard requires a showing, in cases alleging that a state actor failed to provide adequate protection, that the state actor was recklessly indifferent, grossly negligent, or deliberately or intentionally indifferent." It made them feel special. WebJoey Stroud is 56 yrs old and lives on Elkins Lk in Huntsville, TX. In late 1987, just before Stroud pleaded guilty, the Taylor girls basketball team played the team from Holland, where Marcie went to school, and Brooke found herself guarding Marcie. The case was eventually taken by Brian East and another Austin civil rights attorney, Nell Hahn. There is simply too much evidence in this record indicating that Superintendent Caplinger and Principal Lankford knew of a pattern of misconduct by Stroud to take this case away from a jury. No one had to tell them that the football coaches received a special kind of adulation from the kids. Furthermore, a jury could conclude that Superintendent Caplinger and Principal Lankford did little to help Jane Doe: They could have contacted Jane Doe's parents, separated Doe from Stroud, kept a more watchful eye on Stroud once the allegations intensified, and disciplined Stroud, if not terminated his employment, sooner than they did. Troubled by allegations of sexual misconduct on the part of Stroud, the athletic director had already taken it upon himself to speak with Stroud on previous occasions, and so informed Principal Lankford. Share Memory. Get out of town. One older businessman in town tried to explain the situation away by telling a father whose girl had also been involved with Stroud, When these girls start tittin up, boy, anything can happen. Even some of Brookes old friends were not ready to pin the blame on Stroud. 2d 249 (1989), addressed the contours of this "duty to protect," explaining that an. WebSince his 1981 arrival in Taylor, after a series of coaching jobs in other small-town high schools, Stroud had developed a reputation as a coach who motivated more through Skip Hollandsworth specializes in long-form narratives. School Dist., 817 F.2d 351, 355 (5th Cir. David has been found in 88 cities including Anacortes, Pottsville, Russellville, Norman, Parker. He has 6 different addresses, his most recent of which is in Dallas, Texas. Stroud began dancing with Doe, angering Stroud's wife. He has gone through extensive therapy, she says, and its now time for people to just leave us alone. From 2007-09, Stroud was the head strength and conditioning coach at his alma mater, Florida State. Joe Vitale. 1990), we nevertheless find a schoolchild to be in the "functional custody" of school officials. Lankford also reminded Livingood that he was the one who had printed a school-spirit bumper sticker that read, Have You Hugged Your Duck Today?, Yes, I know that, Livingood replied. Alone with Brooke, the attorney grilled her until she broke down. by M.T. 1988) ("Because students are placed in school at the command of the state and are not free to decline to attend, students are in what may be viewed as functional custody of the school authorities."), vacated, 489 U.S. 1062, 109 S. Ct. 1333, 103 L. Ed. And if state agents, responsible for the well-being of the child, know of an asserted danger to such a child yet consciously fail to safeguard the child from that danger, they will be liable for those injuries sustained by the child provided that the injuries are affirmatively linked to the state agents' nonfeasance. Services, 649 F.2d 134, 141 (2d Cir. When she learned that Caplinger and Lankford had been hearing stories about Brooke and Stroud before she had discovered the photographs, she demanded to know why she had never been told. It was no secret within the school From these basic principles it necessarily follows that the Constitution proscribes public school teachers from sexually molesting our schoolchildren. Lynn married Rose Stroud. As Judge Posner has explained: The easiest cases don't even arise. See Stoneking II, 882 F.2d at 724-25 (school official can be liable if he "maintains a practice, custom, or policy of reckless indifference to instances of known or suspected sexual abuse of students by teachers, in concealing complaints of abuse, and in discouraging students' complaints about such conduct. Any disputes of fact must, of course, be resolved in Jane Doe's favor in determining whether the appellants are entitled to summary judgment. of Social Services, 942 F.2d 372 (6th Cir. Doe suggested that the note on the photograph was just a "friendly gesture" and explicitly denied any sexual relations with Stroud. Ten years ago, the Fifth Circuit addressed the special relationship between public school officials and the schoolchildren compelled to attend public schools. We concede that there is no case in our circuit directly standing for that proposition. Id. The only faculty member who apparently took the time to complain was the schools austere, aging, and aptly named librarian, Mary Jean Livingood. Coincidentally, on that same day, another schoolgirl contacted Caplinger to report that she too had been victimized by Stroud; he had made unwelcome sexual advances towards her, as well. Horton v. Goose Creek Indep. 489 U.S. at 201 n. 9, 109 S. Ct. at 1006 n. 9, A special relationship also exists in the prison and jail context because prisoners and detainees, as a consequence of the restraints imposed upon them, are rendered incapable of providing for and protecting themselves. Here was this man who everyone in school thought was Mr. I am currently training clients at an Awesome training facility; Ultimate Fitness. Addresses, phones, email & more. denied, --- U.S. ----, 111 S. Ct. 279, 112 L. Ed. In 2011, Taylor joined the Bulldogs staff as an assistant coach before being promoted to associate head coach the following year. I want us to be this close alwaysI love youCoach Lynn Stroud.. 2d 251 (1976) (convicted prisoners); Bell v. Wolfish, 441 U.S. 520, 534, 99 S. Ct. 1861, 1871, 60 L. Ed. WebLynn Stroud in Texas. Works at Retired from hotel management, Real Estate Agent and Public Relations. Alternatively, school officials can be held liable under 1983 for the harms suffered by schoolchildren based on a breach of their duty to protect schoolchildren. Lankford told Livingood that all teachers occasionally hug a student. According to appellants, that establishes that they were not deliberately indifferent. . 2d 997 (1991), We also intimated that the supervisory officials could be held liable if they failed to properly train the bus drivers in the face of evidence of a "pre-existing pattern of student fights on buses, constituting a widespread problem mandating an official response." See Jefferson, 817 F.2d at 305. by L.R., 972 F.2d at 1372 (3d Cir.) When I wake up, she says, I can still hear the banging.. A flip of his fingers above his head, for instance, meant he thought she was pretty. Jefferson, 817 F.2d at 305. through Murphy, 914 F.2d at 849 ("Once the state assumes custody of a person, it owes him a rudimentary duty of safekeeping no matter how perilous his circumstances when he was free."). Later, when Bridget asked Brooke about the note, she said it was just a harmless gesture of friendship. Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, He said that if she told him, he would make sure Stroud would stay away from her forever. Mesquite Arp Henderson -40 41-50 51-59 60+ Reset Age Filter. Ben told her to let the school system handle Stroud; she replied that she wanted to get the school system for not going after Stroud. His classroom was more disciplined. The fate of Jane Doe, as the girl is called in court documents, has been debated by some of the countrys most distinguished jurists, all of whom have tried to determine just who is at fault for allowing a teenage student to fall under the spell of a forty-year-old man. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google. High school student brought civil rights suit against teacher, school district, superintendent, and principal, alleging violation of due process and equal protection arising from sexual molestation of student by teacher. Principal Lankford met with Stroud to discuss the matter. When told he was being suspended from the school pending further investigation, Stroud asked if he might be able to stay around and help coach the team. In a heart-breaking explanation, Brooke says he didnt physically force her to give up her virginity. Bridget was driving to Austin on weekdays to get a degree in interior design at the University of Texas. Sitting on her couch in shorts and a T-shirtnot looking much different from her high school photographsshe says, Just to know Im winning in court gives me some sense of relief, dont you think?, As she leans back in the couch, her arms crossed, her face focused on her lap, she says that not a day goes by without her thinking about Stroud. of Soc. He was born on September 1991. For the most part, other teachers just sighed when they walked past Strouds room and saw girls gathered around his desk. She had her own stereo, television, and private phone line in her bedroom. Our court has since expounded upon the principles of DeShaney, illuminating that. A friend and classmate of Jane Doe's, Brittani B., found the Valentine in Doe's purse and took it to the principal, defendant-appellant Eddy Lankford. Jane Doe "A" v. Special School Dist. Stroud even showed up unannounced at Ben Grahams office and said hed stay away from Brooke, just to shut down the rumors. She worked for 35 years as a speech therapist at Crockett Elementary School. He made little effort to conceal his fancy for his female students, writing explicit love notes to them, letting them drive his truck, exhibiting explicit favoritism in class toward them, and physically touching them in a manner not becoming a schoolteacher. Brooke said the same thing to superintendent Caplinger when Bridget and Ben took her to the school administration building. "); Lopez v. Houston Indep. (observing that "act of sexual molestation" is a "constitutional tort" but finding school district not liable because schoolteacher was not acting under color of state law when he molested the children during the summer months), cert. Lopez, 817 F.2d at 355 (holding that supervisory school officials were not liable because there was no evidence of widespread abuse). I saw you at the pep rally, one said. Volk v. Coler, 845 F.2d 1422, 1431 (7th Cir. Before she set foot in Taylor high school. 2d 28 (1982), E.g., Yvonne L., 959 F.2d at 890; K.H. 2d 447 (1979) (pretrial detainees); see also Revere v. Massachusetts General Hospital, 463 U.S. 239, 244-45, 103 S. Ct. 2979, 2982-83, 77 L. Ed. Stroud took full advantage of his position as Brookes teacher . Through that spring and into the summer, she agreed to meet Stroud for sex at his home, in the field house at night, and on deserted country roads. It was not unusual to see Strouds pickup in the field house parking lot late at night. Services, 489 U.S. 189, 109 S. Ct. 998, 103 L. Ed. Collins v. City of Harker Heights, Texas, --- U.S. ----, ----, 112 S. Ct. 1061, 1069, 117 L. Ed. Before he left, he found Brooke in the hallway, grabbed her hands and said, Dont worry, well find a way to be together.. Nor can a state actor use means which "shock the conscience" in the name of the public good. But he looked at me and said, I love you, and were going to be together forever, so why not go ahead and have sex with me? I was so afraid of making him mad and losing him, because he really was like a best friend, I guess. He showed her the photographs and inquired as to the nature of her relationship with Stroud. She was ready to fight. of St. Louis County, 901 F.2d 642, 645 (8th Cir. . 2d 261 (1992) (explaining that "deliberate indifference" in training employees provides the necessary causal link to hold a municipality liable for the torts of its employees). 1989) (holding that elementary school students, who were required by law to attend school, were entitled to some affirmative protection form abuse by other students during the school day"); see also Stoneking II, 882 F.2d at 723 ("Arguably, our earlier discussion noting that students are in what may be viewed as functional custody of the school authorities during their presence at school because they are required to attend under Pennsylvania law is not inconsistent with the DeShaney opinion."). There, Stroud bought her an alcoholic beverage, took her back to the field house, and began caressing her in the most intimate of ways. 1988) (citing earlier cases). WebNov 2007 - Present15 years 2 months. These elements screen the lesser invasions from those of constitutional dimension. School Dist. Lynne A Stroud 1957 Born c. 1957 Last Known Residence Texas Summary Lynne A Stroud of Texas was born c. 1957. It would become known among lawyers as the smoking valentine. If Lankford had just done some sort of investigation after that meeting, then he probably could have stopped the relationship before it went any further, says Brian East, a civil rights attorney in Austin who has represented Brooke for the past five years. If you fill out the first name, last name, or agree to terms fields, you will NOT be added to the newsletter list. See D.T. Yet we are being asked to conclude, quite to the contrary, that what we deem to be patently obvious, was not so obvious to these school officials, when, in 1986-87, they learned that plaintiff Jane Doe,1 then only a freshman at Taylor High School, was being sexually molested by her biology teacher. Counsel and August W. Steinhilber, Nat. The principal himself had stood in the middle of the gym and put his arms around cheerleaders during pep rallies. WebLynn Stroud is 90 years old today because Lynn's birthday is on 11/02/1931. In October, while Brooke was at a Young Life meeting, Bridget went through her daughters room and found a stash of notes from Stroud. In the context of torts committed against children in the school environment, the Fifth Circuit in Jefferson held that a public school teacher violated the constitutional rights of a schoolchild by lashing a child to a chair for a protracted period of time, without any justification whatsoever. Although no such meeting took place, Caplinger met with Jane Doe. assumes a duty to protect [the schoolchildren] from dangers posed by anti-social activities--their own and those of other students--and to provide them with an environment in which education is possible. Reviews (128) for Joyce Lynn Stroud, DO. And with that, the administration stopped investigating the case. Jane Doe explained that she had kept the matter a secret all this time because she feared the repercussions of disclosure. Rumors were abound concerning Stroud's "favoritism" towards his female students, that he was flirtatious with them, and that he treated them differently than he treated his male students. All records are subject to change and, while every effort is made to ensure the information available is current and accurate, it may contain errors. The court grounded its holding on the schoolchild's constitutional liberty interest to be free from bodily restraint. 1991) (collecting cases from around the circuits), cert. She saw two school photographs of Stroud, smiling widely in an open-collared shirt. Why is it my fault that the girl didnt want to tell anyone?, For this article, Jane Doe, who now lives in a Texas city that she requested not be disclosed, has agreed to identify herself for the first time. Daniels v. Williams, 474 U.S. 327, 332, 106 S. Ct. 662, 665, 88 L. Ed. of Soc. Supervisory liability can be the basis for Jane Doe's claim against Superintendent Caplinger and Principal Lankford. Reasonable officials would have understood the "contours" of a student's right to bodily integrity, under the Due Process Clause, to encompass a student's right to be free from sexual assaults by his or her teachers. Brian D. East, Ellen Hahn, Daves, Hahn & Levy and Vella M. Fink and B. Craig Deats, Van Os, Deats, Robinett & Owen, P.C., Austin, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee. Inasmuch as a state acquires a duty to protect an individual when it "render [s] that individual unable to act for himself," Shaw, 920 F.2d at 1144, so too does the state acquire a duty to protect a child when it renders the guardian of that child powerless to act on the child's behalf. Please dont ever change and dont ever leave me, the handwriting read. 25 year old . Fast and Free! I want Stroud out of here! she demanded. 1987) (en banc), cert. See Lopez, 817 F.2d at 356 (citing Tex.Educ.Code Ann. By March or April, 1987, Stroud's persistence in seducing Jane Doe finally proved fruitful; he and Jane Doe had sexual intercourse. Fee v. Herndon, 900 F.2d 804, 808 (5th Cir.) It was also hard to find anyone who did not know the cheerful Lynn Stroud, the defensive coordinator for the Ducks. Our recitation of the facts, therefore, is predictably slanted in her favor. Griffith v. Johnston, 899 F.2d 1427, 1439 (5th Cir. Tailor, 24, of Lexington, and his then-girlfriend Savannah Lynn Stroud, 23, also of Lexington, were charged with trafficking heroin (conspiracy). Read more here about our archive digitization project. Stroud was the head strength and conditioning coach at Memphis (1997-99) prior to his three-year head coaching stint at West Alabama. WebLooking for Lynn Stroud online? You already receive all suggested Justia Opinion Summary Newsletters. of St. Louis County, 901 F.2d 642, 646-47 (8th Cir. I was raped, she said. Contact Us . As of Aug 25, 2020, Joyce Lynn Stroud, DO has reported no outside relationship with Industry that is applicable to this listing. 2d 662 (1986). WebLynn Stroud We found 15 records for Lynn Stroud in OK, WI and 9 other states. After seven seasons as Georgias head womens basketball coach, Joni Taylor is leaving Athens to take the same job at Texas A&M. 2d 804 (1989). SERVICE: Visitation service will be held Wednesday, March 1, 2023 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Wade Funeral Home 4140 W Pioneer Pkwy, Arlington, TX 76013. 2d 412 (1989) (municipality can be held liable for the torts committed by its police officers where "the failure to train [the officers] amounts to deliberate indifference to the rights of persons with whom the police come into contact. Since his 1981 arrival in Taylor, after a series of coaching jobs in other small-town high schools, Stroud had developed a reputation as a coach who motivated more through friendship than by authority. Who is Tristan Taylor Stroud? Not surprisingly, all of this flattered Jane Doe, and she developed a "crush" on Coach Stroud. It was also revealed in court testimony that he and the girl had secretly swapped notes, with Stroud signing his notes to her, Love you. It was so obvious something was going on that Strouds favorite football players started teasing him about the new girlfriend. , mother Martha Sue Hopkins Stroud and niece While he was a high school football coach in the small central Texas town of Taylor, Jesse Lynn Stroud developed a reputation with the ladies. You're all set! K.H. Compare Lopez, 817 F.2d at 356 (5th Cir.) See Mitchell v. Forsyth, 472 U.S. 511, 529-30, 105 S. Ct. 2806, 2817, 86 L. Ed. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. Everyone on the team thought he shouldnt be fired. She asked parents of other girls alleged to have been Strouds victims to reveal what Stroud had done to them. Following the denial of their motion for summary judgment on qualified immunity grounds, Superintendent Caplinger and Principal Lankford appealed. See id, Superintendent Caplinger allegedly telephoned the parents of one of the girls who, according to the report by the two concerned parents, was supposedly at the festival. Maybe she was jealous of Brooke or resentful of Stroud in some way. You wont get in trouble, Caplinger said. Id.8, The Supreme Court's recent decision in DeShaney v. Winnebago County Dept. A state actor cannot simply beat someone senseless absent some justification. The summer after Brookes freshman year, he ran a fireworks stand just down the road from the field house. Find Lynn Stroud's phone number, address, and email on Spokeo, the leading people search directory for contact information and public records. Lynn lived in 1930, at address, Texas. For a year, Bridget tried to find a lawyer to file a civil suit. This award will provide tuition assistance for qualified students. But one afternoon, as she described the way Stroud would talk her into intercourse at his own home, she suddenly looked up and stared at her mother. Only their direct acts or omissions can form the basis for liability. She began floorboarding her Bronco around town, looking for kids who could tell her what Stroud had done. He would give her high grades without requiring that she do any work at all. See Photos. 1987) ("Supervisory liability exists even without overt personal participation in the offensive act if supervisory officials "implement a policy so deficient that the policy itself is a repudiation of constitutional rights and is the moving force of the constitutional violation.") Caplinger checked out the rumor by calling the mother of one of the girls who allegedly had been there with Stroud. 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