{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"blue-springs-riv-school-district-and-blue-springs-school-district-board-of-education","displayName":"Blue Springs R-IV School District and Blue Springs School District Board of Education","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"mo:sc96683:2019-02-26","opinionId":"4e752688-7f34-58ee-8a2b-7d2ab34cb4ce","slug":"rma-a-minor-child-by-his-next-friend-rachelle-appleberry-appellant-v-blue-c96683","caseName":"R.M.A. (a Minor Child), by his Next Friend:  Rachelle Appleberry, Appellant, vs. Blue Springs R-IV School District and Blue Springs School District Board of Education, Respondents.","caseNumber":"SC96683","court":"mo","courtLabel":"Supreme Court of Missouri","decisionDate":"2019-02-26","year":2019,"display_summary":"R.M.A., a minor child, appealed the circuit court's dismissal of his petition alleging the Blue Springs R-IV School District and Board of Education discriminated against him based on his sex in violation of the Missouri Human Rights Act (MHRA) by denying him access to boys' restrooms and locker rooms. The Missouri Supreme Court vacated the circuit court's judgment and remanded the case. The Court held that R.M.A.'s petition sufficiently alleged a claim for sex discrimination under the MHRA and that the School District and School Board are considered \"persons\" subject to suit under the Act.","primaryTopic":"other","topicSlugs":["other","civil-procedure","standard-of-review","appellate-procedure","employment-law"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=137242","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/rma-a-minor-child-by-his-next-friend-rachelle-appleberry-appellant-v-blue-c96683","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"employment","label":"Employment Law","href":"/practice-areas/employment","score":38,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: employment","topic: employment-law","text: mhra","text: discrimination"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/employment"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}