OLRS files brief in Doe v. Marlington Local School District
urging Court to allow abuse law suit to move forward

The Ohio Legal Rights Service (OLRS) filed a brief as amicus curiae (friend of the court) in the Ohio Supreme Court urging that a law suit against a school district for injuries to a child with a disability be allowed to go forward. A lower court had found that the school district was immune from suit under state law. OLRS argued that Ohio has a strong public policy reflected in numerous statutory provisions to prevent abuse and neglect of people with disabilities and children, and urged the Court to consider "the responsibilities of school districts to ensure that children with disabilities are kept free from harm while in school, as well as while going to and from school. These issues affect children with disabilities throughout Ohio."

Read the brief: Doe v. Marlington Local School District (PDF file)

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Article posted March 24, 2008