Lawsuit: Family Sues Eanes ISD
School district has failed to fix architectural problems,
including buildings without accessible safety exits and ramps that are too steep.
5/11/09 UPDATE: Link here to watch Fox Houston News video
5/11/09 UPDATE: Eanes ISD "Trustee" ROBERT DURKEE on the record ...
Over TWO YEARS AGO, from the March 19, 2007 Eanes ISD Board Meeting minutes:
5/09/09 UPDATE: Link here to read LAWSUIT COMPLAINT -- and LETTER FROM FRIES
5/07/09 Link here to read Austin American-Statesman article
Excerpt: Patrick Fries, Claire’s father, said the district’s spending on other projects from the 2006 bond show a disregard for their obligations to ensure access to people with disabilities.
“If they can fast-track the construction of a $3.4 million practice field, a $400,000 girls softball batting cage and $700,000 in top-of-the-line HD cameras to film football games and performances, then they can find a way to engineer sidewalks,” he said.
The suit says that when Cheryl Fries asked to see plans for improvements under the Texas Public Information Act in February, the district requested a state attorney general’s opinion to keep it confidential. Full article here.
Related links on this site:
2007 Letter to Eanes ISD board and superintendent
2007 Letter to the Editor - Westlake Picayune