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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 ...
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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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Schooling and Disabilities April 25, 2022
According to MJC partner and education attorney Tom Blessing: “One of the most common problems we see is that teachers and school staff simply haven’t been trained properly to work with kids with ...
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Court Rules Indiana Medicaid Rule Discriminates Against Adults with Autism April 13, 2022
MJC partner and education attorney Tom Blessing challenged a Medicaid rule which denied coverage to people over the age of 21. He argued that the rule discriminates against people on the basis of ...
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