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 .
Class action lawsuit filed in Limestone County school enrollment fraud scheme
The class action lawsuit would represent every student whose information was stolen in the school enrollment fraud scheme.
Posted: Apr 13, 2021 7:49 PM
Updated: Apr 13, 2021 7:53 PM
Posted By: Alex Torres-Perez
The former Limestone and Athens city school superintendents along with four others are now facing a class action lawsuit.
The lawsuit represents every student whose information was stolen in a school enrollment fraud scheme that allowed the group to pocket millions of dollars in state funding.
Attorneys filed a class action lawsuit Tuesday morning in order to prevent hundreds of separate lawsuits against the group from being filed. The goal is to offer protections and restitution to the students involved.
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Former Limestone County Schools superintendent pleads guilty in student enrollment fraud scheme
Tom Sisk
Posted: Apr 8, 2021 3:06 PM
Updated: Apr 8, 2021 3:17 PM
Posted By: Stephen Gallien
Former Limestone County Schools Superintendent Tom Sisk pleaded guilty in a student enrollment fraud scheme.
Sisk went before a federal judge Thursday in a virtual hearing to enter his plea agreement. The judge allowed him to remain free on bond until his sentencing hearing.
Sisk is one of six people indicted in the fraud scheme. Two others also pleaded guilty Thursday.
He will be a witness for prosecutors in his remaining co-defendant’s trial, including that of former Athens City Schools Superintendent Trey Holladay.