Student, her mother accuse Central High principal and SCS of civil rights abuses

Lawsuit seeks $1 million

By , Daily Memphian Updated: October 31, 2019 4:07 PM CT | Published: October 30, 2019 4:05 AM CT

A student with disabilities was left alone in a second-story classroom during a fire drill, and punished for using a cellphone to call her mother and the fire department, federal lawsuit alleges. 

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Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.


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