HELENA, Mont. (AP) - The state of Montana and a rural school district have reached settlements totaling more than $1.1 million in the case of a student with disabilities who was reportedly removed from his school and placed in a church basement where he watched videos and sorted nuts and bolts.
The Independent Record reported Thursday a majority of the settlement will cover the 16-year-old’s future education under the supervision of a neurophysiologist. The student was not identified.
The school district agreed to pay $925,000 for six years of educational services - the remaining two to which the student is entitled and the four years for which he was reportedly denied services. The district is paying $110,000 in attorney fees and $25,000 in damages to the family. The state Office of Public Instruction is paying $71,000 in attorney costs and $10,000 in damages.
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Information from: Independent Record, http://www.helenair.com
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