Attorneys representing Cumberland County Schools are asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit alleging the district unlawfully delayed special education evaluations, arguing the plaintiffs failed to complete required administrative procedures before filing suit and have not presented legally sufficient claims.
The May 1 motion from Mary Webb, Amie Sivon, and Edward Coleman—attorneys with Raleigh-based law firm Ragsdale Liggett—was filed on behalf of the Cumberland County Board of Education, Ayanna Richard—the executive director for Exceptional Children’s Services who now serves as principal of A.B. Wilkins High School—and Sherwood Park Elementary School Principal Shannon Booth.
The filing asked U.S. District Court Judge James Dever to dismiss the amended complaint, which expanded the original lawsuit filed in November by adding a fourth student plaintiff and additional legal claims…