Stamford, CONNECTICUT

LAWSUIT

Jan 16, 2008 - A lawsuit against the Stamford Board of Education resulted in a mutually-agreed upon settlement. The terms of the agreement are confidential. The Stamford Times is filing a request under the Freedom of Information Act to obtain the information.

A black student and her father sued, claiming the city failed to protect her from racial attacks from four or five boys who sent her a series of threatening messages on her cell phone . The family informed the school of the threats and the identity of the callers, according to the lawsuit. The school district, however, took no disciplinary action.

Only one of the callers has been arrested. Another of the callers, the lawsuit says, is the son of Stamford Mayor Dannel Malloy. Malloy confirmed that his son is involved in the case and has cooperated fully with the police investigation.