Merkel v. GALVA CUSD 224

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS ROCK ISLAND DIVISION TODD MERKEL AND MELISSA ) MERKEL, Individually and as Guardians, ) Parents, and Next Friends of M.M., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Case No. 4:23-cv-04130-SLD-JEH ) GALVA CUSD 224, GALVA CUSD 224 ) BOARD OF EDUCATION, JERRY ) BECKER, and KURTIS SMYTH, ) ) Defendants. ) ORDER Plaintiffs Todd Merkel (“Todd”) and Melissa Merkel (“Melissa”) (collectively “Plaintiffs”), on behalf of their child, M.M.,1 assert that Defendants GALVA CUSD 224 (“the District”), GALVA CUSD 224 Board of Education (“the Board”), Jerry Becker, and…