Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit October 18, 2000, 98-9612 (Durante Neal, a Minor by His Next Friends Eugene Neal, Plaintiffs v. Fulton County Board of Education, Stephen Dolinger, Superintendent)

MARCUS, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Durante Neal, a high school freshman and member of the varsity football team, appeals from the district court’s dismissal of his complaint alleging that Tommy Ector, a high school teacher and football coach, violated his right under the Due Process Clause to be free from excessive corporal punishment.