Iraqi immigrant sues Coppell ISD after kids kicked out of school 6 times over boundary dispute

After his children were denied admission to Coppell ISD in early August for the sixth time in five years, Ismail Alabudi's patience ran out.

Alabudi, an Iraqi immigrant, filed suit against Coppell ISD last week, accusing the school district of repeatedly denying his children access to education — sometimes for multiple weeks — over a boundary dispute.

"There's no property dispute here," said Alabudi's attorney, Ramon Rodriguez. "They've spent an inordinate amount of resources sufficient to indicate what their motivations are, which are to keep those kids out of the district."

Alabudi's suit, filed Tuesday in Dallas district court, also alleges that school employees have inspected his home with police and monitored his movements to try to prove he doesn't live within district lines, even though he says he has repeatedly provided evidence that he does.

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