Legal Blog

Feds: Schools Must Comply with Law for Students with Disabilities Despite Pandemic August 25, 2021

This week, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) issued the latest in a series of memos to states and local school districts reminding them ...

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Brownsburg School Board Passes Mask Mandate August 23, 2021

In a 4-1 vote, members of the Brownsburg School Board voted to force children in Brownsburg schools to wear masks, despite outcry from a dozen concerned parents. The decision came on the heels of a ...

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Local Doctor Raises Questions About Mt. Vernon School Board Mask Mandate August 13, 2021

The CDC mask guidance has not been consistent, which has raised concerns among some medical professionals. One such professional, a local doctor, presented his concerns to the Mt. Vernon School Board. ...

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Education Law Attorney Tom Blessing on Zionsville Schools Mask Mandate July 29, 2021

The Zionsville school board just voted to require students to wear masks—again. Parents are understandably outraged at the latest example of draconian, arbitrary, oppressive, politically motivated ...

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Judge Rules Medicaid Age Limit for People with Autism Is Discriminatory July 1, 2021

State Residents Age 21+ with Autism Can Receive Medicaid Benefits for ABA Therapy Our very own attorney Tom Blessing recently achieved a significant victory on behalf of his son Connor and other adult ...

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Massillamany Jeter & Carson LLP Files Suit Against Department of Child Services After Tragic House Fire Kills 6 May 24, 2021

A Switzerland County couple lived through every parents’ worst nightmare when the Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS) removed their children from their care. From there, the situation only ...

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