Health Law

Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Boy with Cerebral Palsy

Recent reports state that a Chesapeake woman recently filed a lawsuit on behalf of the rights of her son who is living with cerebral palsy. The lawsuit has been filed against the Lawrence County Board of Developmental Disabilities and claims that the woman's disabled son's civil rights were violated while he was a student at Open Door School. A jury trial has reportedly been set to start on September 27, 2010.

Donna Hundley filed the lawsuit on behalf of her son, who is 11-years-old. The boy is living with autism, cerebral palsy, and ADHD. According to reports, the boy also suffers from other medical issues such as chronic migraine headaches and sleep disorders. He was enrolled at Open Door School from 2004 to 2008.

Lawsuit Allegations

Among the allegations in Hundley's lawsuit are accusations that the meetings held by officials at the Open Door violated the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. She has also claimed that there was no reading curriculum geared toward children with disabilities, particularly autistic children and that her son's teachers were not qualified with the appropriate special education certification to teach him.
 
The school board has denied these allegations, thought Hundley reportedly has witnesses and proof of them not following the state guidelines for those with disabilities in a classroom setting. Hundley is seeking unspecified damages in the lawsuit and names the board's superintendent Paul Mollett, Open Door's principal Kendra Kelley, speech therapist Daniel Honaker and the boy's teachers, Vanessa Honaker, Glenda Deering and Carrie Blevins, as defendants.

Full post as published by Cerebral Palsy Law Blog on September 29, 2009 (boomark / email).