The former students did not seek any monetary awards for themselves. They sought and received a judge s order that practices at the school be changed.
The plaintiffs lawyers included attorneys from Disability Rights Iowa, a federally sanctioned agency that represents people with disabilities. The agency declined comment Friday on the judge s ruling on fees. The plaintiffs lawyers also included attorneys from the national group Children s Rights Inc. and from the law firm Ropes & Gray.
Last year, Rose ordered that a monitor ensure the Department of Human Services made the required changes, including halting use of the wrap.
The school s longtime superintendent, Mark Day, retired in May 2020 after trying in vain to defend the institution s practices in court. He was replaced in August by Wendy Leiker, who formerly was a juvenile corrections official in Kansas.