Family breaks silence and responds with $25 million lawsuit against DPSCD, says district covers up abuse of disabled children

Family breaks silence and responds with $25 million lawsuit against DPSCD, says district covers up abuse of disabled children

The family of a non-verbal cognitively impaired child has filed a $25 million lawsuit against the Detroit Public Schools Community District, accusing them of intentionally harming a child and covering up abuse. The child, who can walk, was restrained in a Rifton Activity Chair that is used to improve the posture of those with physical challenges such as cerebral palsy. The child developed severe...