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Class Action Lawsuit filed

Parents and Advocates filed suit in federal court October 11, 2017.  The lawsuit, was filed by parents of children with disabilities, the Georgia Advocacy Office, the Center for Public Representation, the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, the Arc, DLA Piper LLP and the Goodmark Law Firm.  The class action lawsuit, filed in federal court, alleges that the state of Georgia, in …

GNETS Media Coverage

2017  Will Trump’s Justice Department Pay Attention to Disability Rights? | Mother Jones – 10/13/17  Parents, Advocates sue state, claim inequities in GNETS schools | Georgia Health News – 10/11/17  With Federal Suit Stalled, GA Advocates File Special Education Complaint | Ed Week – 10/11/17 The Separate, Unequal Education of Students with Special Needs – The Atlantic – 3/21/2017 2016 …

Restraint & Seclusion

What Has Happened in Georgia? 2015 Updated March 22, 2015!  How Safe is the Schoolhouse? An Analysis of State Seclusion and Restraint Policies by Jessica Butler.  This report has been updated to include changes made through March 18, 2015 to state seclusion and restraint laws and policies.  2014 On February 12, 2014, the United States Senate Health, …