by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Jan 15, 2025 | Disability Law, Education Law
On January 6th, 2025, Kennedy Hunt P.C. filed a complaint against Rockwood School District and the Special School District of St. Louis County alleging discrimination based on disability against the defendants violating the Missouri Human Rights Act. According to the... 
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Jan 8, 2025 | Disability Law, Education Law
The use of exclusionary discipline across the country is on the rise. The latest data reveals more than 1.4 million K-12 students were suspended in the 2020-2021 school year, the latest year data is available. More than 28,000 students other students were expelled in... 
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Jan 2, 2025 | Disability Law, Education Law
Kennedy Hunt P.C. recently filed a human rights lawsuit against the Missouri Department of Social Services, Division of Youth Services for alleged discrimination against our client based on his disability. According to the lawsuit, our client is a person with various... 
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Jan 2, 2025 | Education Law
Students experiencing homelessness across Missouri are going without the key school services districts are required to provide, a new investigation called Unhoused/Unschooled reveals. Federal law says public school districts must support students experiencing... 
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Dec 14, 2024 | Disability Law, Education Law
Kennedy Hunt P.C. represents a child with disabilities and her family who was allegedly harassed by her teachers at school for students with severe disabilities, according to the lawsuit recently filed and covered in the St. Louis Post Dispatch. The lawsuit alleges... 
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Oct 11, 2024 | Disability Law, Education Law
On August 21st, 2024, Kennedy Hunt P.C. filed a complaint against Fort Osage R-1 School District in Independence, MO alleging public accommodation discrimination against the defendants in violation of the Missouri Human Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act,...