Boy in school beating sues for right to education
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BY RAFAEL A. OLMEDA
SUN-SENTINEL
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The teenager accused of trying to stomp to death a Deerfield Beach Middle School student has sued the Broward School Board and the Sheriff's Office, claiming he's being shortchanged out of an education as he sits in jail.
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday, raises questions about whether juvenile inmates who are charged as adults are getting the schooling they're entitled to, and who is responsible for making sure it happens.
According to the lawsuit, Wayne Treacy, 16, is getting less than five hours a week of instruction as he awaits trial on an attempted murder charge. But school district records purportedly show he's getting 28.3 hours a week.
"This record is false," according to the lawsuit, which requests 25 hours of instruction per week and does not seek money.
Treacy is charged as an adult in the March 17 beating of Josie Lou Ratley, who is said to have provoked his anger in a callous text message exchange. Ratley, now 16, was left brain damaged and is continuing her rehabilitation at home.
State law mandates education for underage suspects charged with crimes, and jails work with school districts to make sure 25 hours of instruction per
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