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Jul 17, 2023
PLEE v. PPSD
  • Students’ Rights|
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Parents Leading for Educational Equity v. Providence Public School Department

Citing “systemic failures to comply with federal law,” cooperating attorneys for the ACLU of Rhode Island and the R.I. Center for Justice have today filed a federal class-action lawsuit against the Providence school district and the R.I. Department of Education
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Feb 16, 2023
ad v bristol warren
  • Disability Rights|
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AD v. Bristol-Warren School District

A complaint filed against the Bristol-Warren School District on behalf of a six-year-old child who, the complaint alleges, for months has not been given the free and appropriate education (FAPE) to which he is clearly entitled due to his serious special education needs.
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Jan 02, 2018
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  • Disability Rights|
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Scherwitz v. Beane

Court Case
Jul 17, 2023
PLEE v. PPSD
Court Case
Jul 17, 2023
  • Students’ Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Parents Leading for Educational Equity v. Providence Public School Department

Citing “systemic failures to comply with federal law,” cooperating attorneys for the ACLU of Rhode Island and the R.I. Center for Justice have today filed a federal class-action lawsuit against the Providence school district and the R.I. Department of Education
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Court Case
Feb 16, 2023
ad v bristol warren
Court Case
Feb 16, 2023
  • Disability Rights|
  • +1 Issue

AD v. Bristol-Warren School District

A complaint filed against the Bristol-Warren School District on behalf of a six-year-old child who, the complaint alleges, for months has not been given the free and appropriate education (FAPE) to which he is clearly entitled due to his serious special education needs.
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Court Case
Jan 02, 2018
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Jan 02, 2018
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Scherwitz v. Beane

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