Published by Gbaf News
Posted on May 31, 2018
4 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
A Morrison & Foerster pro bono team, alongside co-counsel Legal Services of the Hudson Valley, negotiated a successful settlement with the Mount Vernon City School District (N.Y.) in its fight to improve the educational standards for present and future students with disabilities in the District.
The settlement requires a major investment in the education of students with disabilities, with supervision and assistance from an outside expert monitor. Specifically, under the settlement:
“For too long, the Mount Vernon School District has failed to provide students with disabilities the support and services they need, and are legally entitled to, to be successful in the classroom,” MoFo associate Sarah Prutzman said. “Under this settlement, the education for these students will be greatly improved. We hope this is going to change lives.”
MoFo originally filed suit on May 29, 2013 against the District, the District superintendent, the Mount Vernon City school board, the New York State Department of Education, and the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Education. The case is ongoing with respect to the New York State Department of Education and its Commissioner.
A Morrison & Foerster pro bono team, alongside co-counsel Legal Services of the Hudson Valley, negotiated a successful settlement with the Mount Vernon City School District (N.Y.) in its fight to improve the educational standards for present and future students with disabilities in the District.
The settlement requires a major investment in the education of students with disabilities, with supervision and assistance from an outside expert monitor. Specifically, under the settlement:
“For too long, the Mount Vernon School District has failed to provide students with disabilities the support and services they need, and are legally entitled to, to be successful in the classroom,” MoFo associate Sarah Prutzman said. “Under this settlement, the education for these students will be greatly improved. We hope this is going to change lives.”
MoFo originally filed suit on May 29, 2013 against the District, the District superintendent, the Mount Vernon City school board, the New York State Department of Education, and the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Education. The case is ongoing with respect to the New York State Department of Education and its Commissioner.
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