H annah Wier won a lawsuit against Spring Branch ISD filed in 2015, alleging the district hadn’t provided the proper special education services for her son, who has autism.
A decade and $580,000 in attorney’s fees later, the case is still ongoing.
“Where being right and winning becomes more important than doing the right thing for the student, then we lose focus,” said Roy Atwood, the attorney for the Wiers. “Then we wind up in litigation for 10 years instead of just getting the student what they need.”…