ation ▁Act . ▁Leg al ▁fe es ▁and ▁other ▁relief ▁were ▁awarded ▁to ▁all ▁defend ants . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁a ▁federal ▁law suit ▁file d ▁by ▁Ah med ▁Moh amed ' s ▁father ▁against ▁the ▁Ir ving ▁Independent ▁School ▁District , ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Ir ving , ▁and ▁several ▁specific ▁individuals , ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁with ▁pre jud ice ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁court ▁ordering ▁Moh amed ' s ▁family ▁to ▁bear ▁all ▁the ▁costs ▁of ▁the ▁law suit . ▁ ▁Im mediate ▁responses ▁ ▁School ▁district ▁ ▁School ▁district ▁sp okes w oman ▁Les ley ▁We aver ▁said , ▁" We ▁are ▁never ▁going ▁to ▁take ▁any ▁ch ances ▁for ▁any ▁of ▁their ▁safety ▁[...] ▁It ▁doesn ' t ▁matter ▁what ▁child ▁would ▁have ▁brought ▁a ▁susp icious ▁looking ▁item . ▁We ▁still ▁would ▁have ▁taken ▁the ▁same ▁actions ." ▁She ▁further ▁said ▁" If ▁the ▁family ▁is ▁willing ▁to ▁give ▁us ▁written ▁permission , ▁we ▁would ▁be ▁happy ▁to ▁share ▁with ▁the ▁public ▁the ▁other ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁story ▁so ▁they ▁can ▁understand ▁the ▁actions ▁we ▁took ." ▁ ▁Ir ving ' s ▁mayor ▁ ▁Ir ving ▁Mayor ▁Beth ▁Van ▁Du y ne ▁def ended ▁the ▁actions ▁of ▁the ▁police ▁and ▁the ▁Ir ving ▁Independent ▁School ▁District , ▁stating ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁following ▁the ▁procedure ▁set ▁when ▁a ▁" pot ential ▁threat " ▁is ▁discovered . ▁ ▁Van ▁Du y ne ▁said ▁that ▁from ▁the ▁information ▁she ▁had ▁seen , ▁Moh ammed