Flint Water Special Education Litigation - NOTICE OF PROPOSED CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT TO ALL STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS OR GUARDIANS
D.R. v. Michigan Dep t of Educ. et al.
, Case No. 16-cv-16-CV-13694-AJT-APP
Hon. Arthur J. Tarnow
Hon. Mag. J. Anthony P. Patti
In 2016, a putative class action lawsuit was filed against the Michigan Department of Education, the Genesee Intermediate School District, and Flint Community Schools (collectively, the Defendants ) alleging violations of the rights of students who were eligible or who should have been found eligible for special education and related services. A settlement agreement has now been reached in the case. You are being provided notice of the settlement because this is a class action lawsuit that is being settled on behalf of all present and future children, ages 3 through 26, who resided in the City of Flint on or after April 2014 up until December 31, 2018, or who were on the City of Flint Water Supply on or after April 20