Federal judge denies motion to dismiss civil rights lawsuit against Virginia Beach School District

Motion to dismiss civil rights lawsuit against VBCPS officials over Kellam HS alleged racist harassment incident denied

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A federal judge has denied the motion to dismiss the civil rights lawsuit of one of the students involved in the Kellam High School alleged racist harassment incident from March.   Local attorney Tim Anderson, who represents the students in this case, explained that the $3 million lawsuit will now move forward.   Kellam became the center of controversy last March after an alleged incident of racial harassment happene…

Federal judge denies motion to dismiss civil rights lawsuit against Virginia Beach School District

A federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss a civil rights lawsuit against Virginia Beach Public Schools, allowing the case involving Kellam High School students to proceed to full litigation.The lawsuit stems from a March 12 incident at Kellam High School where a group of students gave a Black classmate a birthday "gift" bag containing items like fried chicken, watermelon, grape Kool-Aid, candy and a birthday card that included racial slurs …