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Dec 15, 2022

Disability Rights Lawsuit Settlement Carves Out Narrow Exception To Virginia School Masking Rules

Virginia parents and the commonwealth agreed that schools could require masks on behalf of their medically vulnerable children.

Mar 24, 2022

Judge Sides With 12 Virginia Students With Disabilities On School Masks

The ruling only applies to the schools and classrooms relevant to the plaintiffs in the case, not schools across the state.

Dec 13, 2021

Fairfax County Public Schools Settles Lawsuit Over Use Of Seclusion And Restraint Against Students With Disabilities

The October 2019 legal complaint alleged that FCPS had broken federal disability rights laws.

Apr 23, 2012

Former ER Star Arrested During Capitol Hill Protest

Former ER star Noah Wyle was among 100 protesters arrested on Capitol Hill today during a demonstration urging Congress not to cut Medicaid.

 
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