| Matt Byrne, Press Herald |
A family from Cumberland is suing the Gray-New Gloucester school system and a former bus driver there, alleging that they failed to protect the civil rights of a non-verbal autistic student who the driver was accused of slapping in 2018.
The lawsuit was filed by Melissa Seavey against SAD-15, its superintendent, Craig King, and employees in charge of special needs education and school transportation. The suit also names Raymond Files, the bus driver accused of assaulting the teenager. Files later pleaded no contest to the charge.
Reached by email, King declined to comment on the lawsuit. Keep reading
