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Sunday, December 22, 2024

ACLU OF MICHIGAN: It took a lawsuit to get my special needs son the help he requires | Detroit Free Press, Opinion

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ACLU of Michigan issued the following announcement.

Four years ago, my son Jabari and other Flint schoolchildren poisoned by lead-contaminated drinking water sued the state and local school districts because they were not getting the special education services required by law. 

Last month, a settlement agreement in that lawsuit was finally announced. It brings some much-needed good news, not just for Jabari and my family, but for every child whose development was harmed by the lead-laced drinking water officials repeatedly assured us was safe.    

Original source can be found here.

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