A lawsuit filed against the Greenup County Board of Education alleges systematic abuse of five special education students at McKell Elementary School, with security footage documenting more than 1,100 incidents over 19 school days.
Several parents from McKell Elementary School reached out to LEX18 to report similar incidents happening to special education students at their school.
LEX18 obtained the lawsuit filed by one parent whose child, J.C., is diagnosed with level 3 autism, which makes him relatively non-verbal. The suit targets the Greenup County Board of Education and staff members at McKell Elementary.
The 127-page lawsuit alleges the five minors: J.C., B.W., H.C., L.L., and D.G. suffered abuse from Oct. 1 to Nov. 15, 2024, claiming the Greenup County Board of Education was negligent, careless, and subjecting the minors to abuse.
During the 19 school days, the five children suffered a total of 1,188 counts of various types of abuse or neglect, according to the lawsuit. Of those counts, 531 are alleged physical abuse incidents.
Credit: Kayleigh Randle/LEX18
