Third Lawsuit Alleges Garland ISD Knew About Abuse as It Transferred Special Ed Teacher to Another Campus

A third lawsuit against a special education teacher, Garland ISD and several of the district's administrators has been filed in federal court, alleging the physical and sexual abuse of teen boys.Not only did Michael Roell harm his students, the suits allege, district officials knew he had broken a student's arm in December 2015, weeks before they transferred him to Hudson Middle School in Sachse.Guadalupe Mares says that within months, her son, now 16, was victimized at Hudson. Facts outlined in her Dec. 20 suit draw from those filed in June by Steven and Nora Schutt and in July by Cherish Hooper.  Continue reading...