A federal judge has ruled that the Philadelphia School District’s process of “upper leveling,” or transferring students with autism from school to school without adequate parental input, violates the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
A veteran teacher at a city high school who claims he was terminated after three decades of employment for discriminatory reasons has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Philadelphia School District.
A former top administrator for the Philadelphia School District who alleges his firing was connected to his blowing the whistle on a controversial district move to award a contract to a minority firm despite the fact that the work was supposed to go to another bidder has filed a federal civil rights complaint against his former employer.
Lawyers for the Philadelphia School District have filed a removal notice in federal court in Philadelphia in which they seek to transfer a complaint that was filed against it late last month in state court to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Three Philadelphia residents have filed separate civil actions in state court against the Philadelphia Board of Education and one of the school district’s contractors, alleging their respective properties were damaged during the construction of a new school building six years ago.
The parent of a Philadelphia School District student afflicted with the condition commonly known as “Brittle Bone Disease” has filed a federal lawsuit against the educational institution, accusing the district of negligence in a classroom incident in which her son fractured numerous bones.
