Late last week, court filings indicate that most of plaintiffs in a civil rights lawsuit against the Whitewater School District and other named defendants had left the district, and consequently had sought voluntary dismissal of the lawsuit they had filed in early September. A letter from plaintiffs’ counsel filed with court contends that most, although perhaps not all, of the plaintiffs left by last week.
Although one of the plaintiffs may yet be enrolled in the district, a filing with the court dated September 25th indicates that others have left the district, and the minor children are enrolled elsewhere, outside the Whitewater area. The filing contends that those leaving concluded that “for the safety and well being of all five of their children that it would be best for the family to move out of the Whitewater area.”
(For more on that lawsuit and its allegations, see Breaking: Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Whitewater Unified School District, Other Named Defendantsand Allegations from Complaint in Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Whitewater Unified School District, Others.
One of the plaintiffs is apparently still enrolled. Others affected by the incident that was the basis of the complaint remain in the district, and were not parties to the lawsuit. For more on the incident that led to the complaint, see On Racist Graffiti Found in Whitewater High School, with a link to a Fox 6 television report.
UPDATE: 6:55 PM Headline updated to reflect Janseville Gazette story from 9/28/09.