Decker v. GBASD

Case Overview

Case Name: Decker v. GBASD
Type of Case: Equality Under the Law
Court: N/A
Case Number: N/A
Filed On: 01/28/2025
Current Status: WILL filed a Title VI civil rights complaint against the Green Bay Area School District. We await to hear more from the U.S. Department of Education.

Meet The Client

Meet Colbey Decker, a Wisconsin mom fighting for equal treatment for her son. Mrs. Decker’s son was diagnosed with dyslexia in 2022, and they have sought support from the school ever since he enrolled in January 2024. Throughout 2024, Mrs. Decker repeatedly provided documentation and made formal requests for one-on-one reading interventions. In April 2024, Mrs. Decker’s son was placed on a wait list for reading intervention, albeit for a less intensive program, even though his needs clearly required more support. Despite this, the school has denied her son the extra resources he needs. Every day that goes by, Ms. Decker's son loses time in his critical development that he cannot get back.
Lawyers

Dan Lennington

Deputy Counsel

Cory Brewer

Education Counsel

Lauren Greuel

Associate Counsel

Mrs. Decker’s son was diagnosed with dyslexia in 2022, and they have sought support from the school since he enrolled in January 2024. Throughout 2024, Mrs. Decker repeatedly provided documentation and made formal requests for one-on-one reading interventions. In April 2024, Mrs. Decker’s son was placed on a waitlist for reading intervention, albeit for a less intensive program, even though his needs clearly required more support.

After WILL sent a letter to the district on behalf of its client, the school requested a meeting with her and WILL attorneys. In that meeting, a school official unfairly interrogated Mrs. Decker, demanding that she identify specific students who were treated more favorably based on race. Such aggressive questioning was unfair, especially because she only has access to documentation for her son and information about his experience, but not district data. To date, no one at GBAPS has denied that they discriminate against students based on race or taken down their websites admitting as much. 

Press Release

Case Documents

Complaint, Filed January 2025