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The Huntsville School District Title IX scandal at the city's junior high and high schools has become even messier since Fort Smith attorney Joey "Bulldog" McCutchen filed a lawsuit alleging the district's Board of Education violated the state's Freedom of Information Act.
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Suit: Huntsville School Board broke law
Meeting on sexual-assault expulsions held in secret, it says
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The Huntsville School District violated the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act when its Board of Education held a special meeting regarding students accused of sexual assault, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in Madison County Circuit Court.
The School Board met sometime in April or May to discuss disciplinary measures but didn t notify the media or record the meeting, according to the lawsuit filed by attorney Joey McCutchen of Fort Smith on behalf of Benjamin Rightsell of Witter.
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