Lawyers for Brendan Depa say the school district is responsible for ruining Depa’s life.
“The district should be held to account for its failures which have forever changed the trajectory of this young man’s life,” they argued.
The lawyers said that the special needs program should have known that taking electronics from Depa was a ‘trigger.’
The teacher who Depa assaulted suffered broken ribs and a concussion.
Depa is facing 30 years in prison and is set to be sentenced on May 1.