Legal Opinion
Mia Merkel v. Galva CUSD 224, Galva CUSD 224 Board of Education, Jerry Becker, and Kurtis Smyth
District Court, C.D. Illinois
Decided September 2, 2026No. 4:23-cv-04130Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS ROCK ISLAND DIVISION MIA MERKEL, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 4:23-cv-04130-SLD-RLH ) GALVA CUSD 224, GALVA CUSD 224 ) BOARD OF EDUCATION, JERRY ) BECKER, and KURTIS SMYTH, ) ) Defendants. ) ORDER In this case, Plaintiff Mia Merkel seeks to recover for disability discrimination by Defendants Galva CUSD (“the District”), Galva CUSD 224 Board of Education (“the Board”), Jerry Becker, and Kurtis Smyth. Mia alleges that she suffered a pattern of discriminatory treatment during high school, including a failure to accommodate her…
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