OKALOOSA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT LAWSUITS

Two new lawsuits alleging abuse, neglect and conspiracy have been filed against the Okaloosa County School Board, suspended Superintendent Mary Beth Jackson and educator Roy Frazier on behalf of special needs students who attended Silver Sands School. All the lawsuits claim a pattern and practice of abuse of disabled students and that the abuse was not only tolerated but hidden from investigative agencies. Educator Marlynn Stillions is serving seven years in prison for actions taken at Kenwood Elementary School against a then 4-year-old nonverbal autistic boy. Three other district employees were arrested as a result of the investigation.