A former Freedom High School student has filed a federal lawsuit against the district, alleging school administrators violated his civil rights when they expelled him and forced him to attend a school for high-risk youth after he snorted drugs with the school’s gym teacher. Alex K. Wicks of Conway alleges his severe learning disability made…
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