Court rejects motion to dismiss 人兽性交 lawsuit challenging use of pepper spray on Alabama schoolchildren
A federal judge denied a motion today by the Birmingham Police Department in Alabama to dismiss an 人兽性交 lawsuit challenging the use of pepper spray on Birmingham public schoolchildren 鈥� a ruling that allows the case to move forward.
A federal judge denied a motion today by the Birmingham Police Department in Alabama to dismiss an 人兽性交 lawsuit challenging the use of pepper spray on Birmingham public schoolchildren 鈥� a ruling that allows the case to move forward.
鈥淲e are pleased with the court鈥檚 decision to deny the city鈥檚 motion to dismiss the lawsuit,鈥� said Ebony Howard, 人兽性交 staff attorney and juvenile justice policy specialist. 鈥淲e stand behind the merits of this case and believe the students will prevail in court. The Birmingham Police Department continues to put children鈥檚 lives at risk by subjecting them to pepper spray. Our lawsuit challenges this harmful practice and demands humane treatment for all children in Birmingham schools.鈥�
The ruling comes just a week after more than 50 students were doused with pepper spray at Birmingham鈥檚 Jackson-Olin High School as police reportedly responded to a fight. 聽
The 人兽性交鈥檚 class action lawsuit, filed in 2010 on behalf of current and future students in the city鈥檚 school system, alleges that the police department violated the constitutional rights of students by allowing officers stationed in the schools to use chemical weapons to enforce basic school discipline.
