Decker v. GBASD
Case Overview
Meet The Client
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
- WILL Calls on Trump Administration to Investigate Racially Discriminatory Policies at Green Bay School District (1/29/2025) - WILL filed a Title VI civil rights complaint with the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) against the Green Bay Area Public School District (GBAPS) and specifically, King Elementary, for discriminating against a dyslexic student based on race.
Complaint, Filed January 2025