Overview: Moreno Valley School District settles major lawsuit involving a Black student with special needs, C.B. The case exposed systemic denial of support services and alleged police misconduct, leading to a landmark ruling and policy change.
S.E. Williams
On November 27, news broke regarding a major settlement in a case that rocked the Moreno Valley School District in 2021. The case resurfaced in 2023, due to a partial federal ruling in the case against the school district.. The lawsuit in question, involved the maltreatment, harm and arrest by school police of C.B., who in 2021, was a ten-year-old Black student with special needs. Initials are being used to protect the identity of CB and his family…