A federal jury in Montgomery convicted Athens City Schools administrator Rick Carter guilty for his role in a scheme to defraud the Alabama State Department of Education.
The family of an Alabama private school student filed a lawsuit against public school officials Tuesday, alleging their child’s right to privacy was violated when officials fraudulently enrolled the child in public school without their knowledge. The family hopes to make the case a class action and has asked the court to certify on behalf of all students whose identities were allegedly stolen .