Richardson ISD is being sued in federal court over an alleged mishandling of a student with disabilities, court records show.
On Aug. 13, the student’s lawyer filed a civil rights lawsuit against the district in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. In the filing, his attorney alleges that RISD discriminated against the student through repeated failures to provide sufficient supports and accommodations that it itself acknowledged were necessary due to his emotional and learning disabilities.
In the filing, the 14-year-old student is anonymously referred to as C.W. to protect his privacy as a minor. His mother is named as his legal representative in the suit, which is being litigated by Arlington attorney Mark Whitburn on their behalf…