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ERIE – The mother of an emotionally disabled and autistic male student, who claimed her son was discriminated against and then unsafely ejected from school, has settled her litigation with the Erie School District.
Screenshot of the incident
ERIE – A federal judge has rejected the Erie School District’s attempt to dismiss a lawsuit filed against it by the mother of an emotionally disabled and autistic male student, one who the suit says was discriminated against and then unsafely ejected from school.
Lacy Swogger first filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on May 27, versus the Erie School District. Both parties are of Erie.
On March 5, 2020, Swogger’s minor son, P.W., was a 17 year-old student at Erie High School. P.W. has a primary disability of emotional disturbance and a secondary disability of Autism Spectrum Disorder.