TPM Joins Education Advocates to Demand that DCPS and OSSE Provide Appropriate Education to Detained Youth

Terris, Pravlik & Millian, LLP joined several legal advocacy organizations to urge Dr. Lewis Ferebee, Chancellor of the D.C. Public Schools, and Hanseul Kang, State Superintendent of Education, to create a comprehensive plan for the 2020-2021 school year that provides education services to students with disabilities detained in the District’s correctional facilities in compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.  The letter describes the complete lack of adequate education for this vulnerable population since the inception of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The letter was signed by Terris, Pravlik & Millian, LLP, Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs, School Justice Project, Georgetown Law Juvenile Justice Initiative, and Advocates for Justice and Education, Inc.

Click here to read the letter and here to read the DCist’s coverage of the letter.