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Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against Westchester School Filed By Ex-Student Expelled Over Mall Fight Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against Westchester School Filed By Ex-Student Expelled Over Mall Fight
Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against Westchester School Filed By Ex-Student Expelled Over Mall Fight A state Supreme Court justice dismissed a lawsuit filed by a former student at a Westchester County school who was expelled for getting into a fight at a shopping mall. Justice David Zuckerman ruled that Ursuline School had the right to expel the 15-year-old student, and the student's claim that the school treated them unfairly and breached its contract with the student didn't have merit, representatives for the school announced on Tuesday, July 12.  “Ursuline has the right to expel a student who engages in violence off-campus even when the incident is not at a school-related event/act…