The mother of a Jackson Milton School student is suing the district after her son was suspended from all athletics for a year due to a positive drug test. The lawsuit, filed by Katie Desavigny, alleges the district violated the student's rights and breached a contract.

According to the complaint, Brayden Greathouse was initially disciplined under the district's Athletic Code of Conduct for a "1st offense" related to drug or alcohol use. However, after testing positive under the district's separate Random Drug Testing policy, Greathouse was penalized as a "2nd offense" under the Athletic Code, resulting in a year-long ban from athletics.

Desavigny's attorney, Mike Rossi tells 21 News that the substance in question was nicotine.

The lawsuit argues that the Random Drug Testing policy is explicitly non-disciplinary, meaning it should not lead to additional punishments. By applying the Athletic Code's "2nd offense" penalty despite the positive test, the district allegedly deprived Greathouse of due process protections guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment.

The lawsuit seeks to have the school district permanently bar enforcement of the "2nd offense" punishment for positive drug tests and mentions damages for "shame, embarrassment, humiliation, anger, and other emotional distress" suffered by Greathouse.

The Jackson Milton Local School District has not yet filed an answer to the lawsuit.