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DCS settles for $1.375M with couple who claimed children were wrongfully removed from home February 7, 2023

The Indiana Department of Child Services has reached a $1.375 million settlement with an Indianapolis couple who said the department violated their constitutional rights when it wrongfully took their two children from their home. The settlement resolves a federal lawsuit ...

DCS settles for $1.375M with couple who claimed children were wrongfully removed from home February 7, 2023
The Indiana Department of Child Services has reached a $1.375 million settlement with an Indianapolis couple who said the department violated their constitutional rights when it wrongfully took their ...
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Lawsuit filed against Indiana DCS settled out of court for more than $1 million February 7, 2023
The Indiana Department of Child Services has settled a federal lawsuit after an Indianapolis couple claimed the agency removed their children from their home under false pretenses. The lawsuit claims ...
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Three School Staffers Arrested for Allegedly Locking Up 5-Year-Old Boy with No Food December 6, 2022
According to MJC partner and education attorney Tom Blessing, this story highlights some of the abuse inflicted on students with disabilities at school: "We've seen a disturbing increase in the number ...
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Mother Files Lawsuit Following Daughter’s Suicide September 8, 2022
Rio Allred, 12, died by suicide last March due to harassment and bullying from her classmates, and her mother is holding the school district accountable in a lawsuit for its inaction. Massillamany ...
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Woman sues former youth soccer coach, Indiana Soccer Association for sexual misconduct August 25, 2022
Haley Osborne is suing a youth soccer coach Jeremy Tudela and the Indiana Soccer Association over allegations of sexual abuse. The suit alleges Tudela forced Osborne to have sex with him multiple ...
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Data shows hundreds of special education plan violations in Indiana July 15, 2022
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana – Records show some of Indiana’s schools aren’t following individualized education plans established for special needs students, per the law. The law The Individual with ...
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