‘Let Me Go!’: Judge Sides with Black Middle Schooler with Disabilities Who Was Cuffed Four Times By School Police, Issues Scathing Order to California School District
The parents of a Black middle school student who was repeatedly physically restrained and handcuffed by school police for misbehavior related to his disabilities have won out after a precedent-setting five-year legal battle with the local school district and sheriff’s department in southern California. After presiding over the racial and disability discrimination lawsuit since 2021,…
