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Below please find a link to the press release and lawsuit that the Department of Justice has filed against the state of Georgia for their practice of segregating students with mental and behavioral health disabilities in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. * The Justice Department announced that it has filed a lawsuit against the state of Georgia<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTYwODI2LjYzMDMzMTcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE2MDgyNi42MzAzMzE3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3Nzk2MDQ3JmVtYWlsaWQ9YnJvc3dpZ0BjY21ja2lkcy5vcmcmdXNlcmlkPWJyb3N3aWdAY2NtY2tpZHMub3JnJnRhcmdldGlkPSZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&100&&&https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-georgia-unnecessarily-segregating-students-disabilities> alleging that its treatment and segregation of students with disabilities in the Georgia Network for Educational and Therapeutic Support (GNETS) Program violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, alleges that Georgia's administration of its mental health and therapeutic educational services for students with behavior-related disabilities unnecessarily segregates students with disabilities in GNETS when they could appropriately be served with their peers in general education settings. Bonnie Bonnie B. Roswig, Senior Staff Attorney Medical/Legal Partnership Project, Center for Children's Advocacy Office: (860) 545-8581 Cell: (860) 566-0836 **Connecticut Children's Confidentiality Notice** This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message, including any attachments.