July 24, 2024 – A family is suing the Winnsboro school district over what they say are ignored reports of verbal and physical sex-based and disability-based harassment of their child by two Winnsboro ISD students.
K-L-T-V television reports the lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, was brought because of “actions and omissions” of Winnsboro ISD and the board of trustees. The suit alleges they failed to comply with legal mandates under federal law when the family made complaints of serious bullying, harassment, discrimination, stalking and retaliation committed toward their child.
The suit alleges that the child was subjected to the abuse on at least six different occasions. The parents say they made complaints about the incidents to the district and the school board on at least twelve occasions, by phone, in person, by email, and through public comment at school board meetings. However, the suit states that the district failed to investigate and resolve the incidents of bullying or abuse.
The suit further alleges that the Winnsboro I-S-D retaliated against the family by making up stories about each parent and the student, and shared the stories verbally and in writing, in the child’s permanent record and in the mother’s permanent employment record. She was an employee of Winnsboro ISD at the time. Allegedly, the mother was suspended from employment and her contract was not renewed.
