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Based on these findings, a number of nationally known interventions for community violence have taken place to intervene on behalf of children at the community level.

Parents, on behalf of their children at three largely Hispanic and African - American schools, had sued the district, arguing that these layoffs created an unstable learning environment, and thereby violated students» constitutional right to «equal and adequate educational opportunity.»

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This enormous love that exists in me on behalf of my children has nearly wrecked me at times.

Here at natural parenting advice, we regard newborn tests and procedures as our first opportunity to make decisions on behalf of our children.

Dr. Purvis and her mentor and colleague, Dr. David Cross, currently lead the Institute in its triple mission of research, education and outreach on behalf of at - risk children.

We believe it is important for organisations like ours, working at the heart of the family justice system throughout England, to show leadership on behalf of children and their fathers, and to promote their common interest.

She studied Psychology and English Literature at Durham University, and has worked all over the world, most notably mining opals in the Australian outback and with John Humphrys, as a volunteer, on behalf of his charity «The Kitchen Table Charities Trust», for whom she travelled to Madagascar to highlight the issues many children face there.

Ms Keates was speaking at the TUC Congress in Brighton on behalf of an NASUWT motion highlighting the devastating impact poverty has on the life chances of children and young people.

The Lagos State Police Command is investigating a case of child abuse reported by Chosen Child Orphanage Home, located at Gastya Estate, Ijora - Badia on behalf of Aishat Sheriff, a 16 - year - old girl child whose upper and lower right limbs were allegedly burnt by her biological mother, one Ayo Sheriff, 30 years old, by means of electric pressing iron over minor misunderstanchild abuse reported by Chosen Child Orphanage Home, located at Gastya Estate, Ijora - Badia on behalf of Aishat Sheriff, a 16 - year - old girl child whose upper and lower right limbs were allegedly burnt by her biological mother, one Ayo Sheriff, 30 years old, by means of electric pressing iron over minor misunderstanChild Orphanage Home, located at Gastya Estate, Ijora - Badia on behalf of Aishat Sheriff, a 16 - year - old girl child whose upper and lower right limbs were allegedly burnt by her biological mother, one Ayo Sheriff, 30 years old, by means of electric pressing iron over minor misunderstanchild whose upper and lower right limbs were allegedly burnt by her biological mother, one Ayo Sheriff, 30 years old, by means of electric pressing iron over minor misunderstanding.

Off the top of my head the biggest ones are: (1) corruption within the Buildings & Grounds Department (2) corruption involving school district vendors over-billing and paying bribes and kickbacks that led to those two Federal indictments and convictions; (3) corruption involving police harassment of a woman on behalf of the manager of a local beach club; (4) a child rapist operating out of a public middle school; (5) an illegal gambling and pornography web site operated by members of the New Rochelle Police Department; (6) a retired police officer defrauding charities including St. Jude's Children's Research; (7) illegal asbestos handling and asbestos removal at an elementary school; (8) an effort to artificially inflate the salaries and pensions of senior police commanders; (9) the relationship between the New Rochelle Police Commissioner and a corrupt contractor, a man who has since been convicted on Federal corruption charges; (10) the sordid history of former New Rochelle Schools Administrator Freddie Dean Smith.

At 7 p.m., Hochul accepts an award on behalf of the governor and makes an announcement at the Crime Victims Center's Parents for Megan's Law «Champions for Children» Gala, IBEW Hall, 370 Motor Parkway, Hauppauge, Long IslanAt 7 p.m., Hochul accepts an award on behalf of the governor and makes an announcement at the Crime Victims Center's Parents for Megan's Law «Champions for Children» Gala, IBEW Hall, 370 Motor Parkway, Hauppauge, Long Islanat the Crime Victims Center's Parents for Megan's Law «Champions for Children» Gala, IBEW Hall, 370 Motor Parkway, Hauppauge, Long Island.

Both cited impressively long lists of credentials as attorneys working on behalf of abused and neglected children: Savona was a supervising attorney at the Ulster County Department of Social Services, while Riccardi worked in the Child Abuse Unit of the Manhattan Assistant District Attorney's Office and later became an Administrative Law judge.

The Lagos State Police Command is investigating a case of child abuse reported by Chosen Child Orphanage Home, located at Gastya Estate, Ijora - Badia on behalf of Aishat Sheriff, a 16 - year - old girl child whose upper and lower right limbs were allegedly burnt by her biological mother, one Ayo Sherifchild abuse reported by Chosen Child Orphanage Home, located at Gastya Estate, Ijora - Badia on behalf of Aishat Sheriff, a 16 - year - old girl child whose upper and lower right limbs were allegedly burnt by her biological mother, one Ayo SherifChild Orphanage Home, located at Gastya Estate, Ijora - Badia on behalf of Aishat Sheriff, a 16 - year - old girl child whose upper and lower right limbs were allegedly burnt by her biological mother, one Ayo Sherifchild whose upper and lower right limbs were allegedly burnt by her biological mother, one Ayo Sheriff,...

Mr. Siano has worked as Special Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of New York, prosecuting neglect cases on behalf of the Administration for Children's Services representing the city's at - risk cChildren's Services representing the city's at - risk childrenchildren.

Darryl De Vivo, M.D., Professor of Neurology at Columbia University Medical Center and a Past - President of the Child Neurology Society, noted, «The SMA Foundation's work on behalf of children with SMA on all fronts including academic, governmental and biotechnical initiatives has served to heighten awareness of SMA in particular and Motor Neuron diseases in general.

On behalf of everyone here at Lifespan and Hasbro Children's Hospital, we would like to extend our deepest appreciation to our incredibly generous community!

The Mexican - American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, a Latino advocacy group, had sued on behalf of Lucresia Mayorga Santamaria, saying that two of the Dallas mother's children were discriminated against because they were assigned to English - as - a-second-language classes at Preston Hollow Elementary School based on their ethnicity, not their language...

So, they sought for things to work better for their children, but they didn't necessary feel that they had the agency to bring about change on behalf of... So, I think a really important message was that many parents believe that they were at the mercy of the system, they were at the mercy of teachers and, although they were expressing a confidence of teachers to work on behalf of their children, they felt quite powerless to be able to do that.

in No. 05 - 908, at 299a - 301a; Affidavit of Kathleen Brose Pursuant to this Court's Rule 32.3 (Lodging of Petitioner Parents Involved), and the complaint sought declaratory and injunctive relief on behalf of Parents Involved members whose elementary and middle school children may be «denied admission to the high schools of their choice when they apply for those schools in the future,» App.

Advocates for Children of New York works on behalf of children who are at greatest risk for school - based discrimination and / or academic failure due to poverty, disability, race, ethniChildren of New York works on behalf of children who are at greatest risk for school - based discrimination and / or academic failure due to poverty, disability, race, ethnichildren who are at greatest risk for school - based discrimination and / or academic failure due to poverty, disability, race, ethnicity,...

We at the United Federation of Teachers are proud of our advocacy on behalf of children and the educators who teach them, and we won't apologize for lobbying for a safety net for those New Yorkers most vulnerable to budget cuts.

Tran spoke at Wednesday's public meeting on behalf of Children Now, a nonprofit advocacy organization that was part of a coalition that had sent a

Tran spoke at Wednesday's public meeting on behalf of Children Now, a nonprofit advocacy organization that was part of a coalition that had sent a letter to the state board before the meeting asking for «greater transparency» in the process of changing the dashboard.

«On behalf of the board and staff at the American Federation for Children, we congratulate Betsy -LSB-...]

But at the very moment that the children of the land face certain defeat, parents, teachers, the teacher's union (known as the Hartford Federation of Teachers) and other public education advocates rally together to speak out on behalf of their children, the school, the importance of public education and what is right.

We cultivated genuine partnerships between students and teachers at all levels to harness our collective energy on behalf of children.

At the urging of Mayor Villaraigosa and his Partnership for Los Angeles School, the ACLU and Public Counsel filed a lawsuit (Reed v. Smith) on behalf of Gompers, Liechty, and Markham Middle Schools arguing that the children's constitutional right to a quality education was being violated due to the disproportionate impact of teacher layoffs at those schoolAt the urging of Mayor Villaraigosa and his Partnership for Los Angeles School, the ACLU and Public Counsel filed a lawsuit (Reed v. Smith) on behalf of Gompers, Liechty, and Markham Middle Schools arguing that the children's constitutional right to a quality education was being violated due to the disproportionate impact of teacher layoffs at those schoolat those schools.

«As the Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom continue efforts for the third year, the history of success is encouraging and underscores the role food plays in helping our children grow into healthy and well - educated young adults,» said Princess Moss, Secretary - Treasurer at the National Education Association, speaking on behalf of the Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom.

Maria Morelli - Wolfe, a lawyer with Greater Hartford Legal Aid Inc., which last year filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights on behalf of children with disabilities at the public charter school, said that very often those students spend too many hours out of the classroom — suspended in school or out of school — because of behaviors they weren't necessarily able to control.

The organization has done great work on behalf of our children, and in some ways, it is wrongfully taking flack for Florida's sudden failure to articulate a strong case for sustaining reform (as well as for the Sunshine State's troubling backslide on at least one key principle).

At the crux of the debate are questions about who gets to speak on behalf of racial minorities and low - income children, and what school accountability should look like in the age of Donald Drumpf.

The Louisiana Federation for Children (LFC), the state's voice for educational choice; along with the Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO), a national organization advocating for parental choice on behalf of low - income and working - class families; and the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools (LAPCS), the only statewide entity dedicated to advocating for charter schools at -LSB-...]

They generally want to do good work on behalf of children, but you do have to get salaries in the lowest - spending states up to something that's at least reasonable to support a middle - class existence.

From 2005 until his death in 2010, Pillsbury was Director of Museum Services and Chairman of the Department of Fine Arts at Heritage Auctions, which is honored to offer this collection on behalf of Dr. Pillsbury's wife, children and grandchildren.

She insists on the importance of unstructured play time, teaching life skills through chores, teaching children how to think using conversation models and proper questioning, preparing them for hard work by setting high expectations for their help at home, and normalizing the idea of struggle, which is something so many parents try to erase on behalf of their children.

A Massachusetts jury heard about this and yesterday, they expressed their outrage by hitting Lorillard with a $ 71 million verdict on behalf of the estate and son of a woman who was one of these children, who got these samples at least 50 times starting at age 9 and was addicted by age 13, tried unsuccessfully to quit 50 times and who eventually died of lung cancer.

Index No. 2007 / 114462), was brought by Rassas Al Ghaithi, on an individual basis and on behalf of his children and deceased wife, and alleged personal injury and loss of consortium caused by an October 6, 2007 explosion in their apartment at 10 West 119th Street.

Speaker at continuing legal education seminars on personal injury topics, including Insurance Claims against Drunk Drivers, on behalf of children and on behalf of victims with traumatic brain injury.

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On the same day the OPC decision was released, the FTC announced that it was settling charges filed by the U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of the FTC against VTech USA for violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act by collecting personal information from children without providing direct notice to parents (including prominently displaying links to online notices of information practices with regard to children on the home page or screen of its website or online services and at each area of the website or online service where personal information is collected) or obtaining verifiable consent concerning its information collection practiceOn the same day the OPC decision was released, the FTC announced that it was settling charges filed by the U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of the FTC against VTech USA for violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act by collecting personal information from children without providing direct notice to parents (including prominently displaying links to online notices of information practices with regard to children on the home page or screen of its website or online services and at each area of the website or online service where personal information is collected) or obtaining verifiable consent concerning its information collection practiceon behalf of the FTC against VTech USA for violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act by collecting personal information from children without providing direct notice to parents (including prominently displaying links to online notices of information practices with regard to children on the home page or screen of its website or online services and at each area of the website or online service where personal information is collected) or obtaining verifiable consent concerning its information collection prChildren's Online Privacy Protection Act by collecting personal information from children without providing direct notice to parents (including prominently displaying links to online notices of information practices with regard to children on the home page or screen of its website or online services and at each area of the website or online service where personal information is collected) or obtaining verifiable consent concerning its information collection prchildren without providing direct notice to parents (including prominently displaying links to online notices of information practices with regard to children on the home page or screen of its website or online services and at each area of the website or online service where personal information is collected) or obtaining verifiable consent concerning its information collection prchildren on the home page or screen of its website or online services and at each area of the website or online service where personal information is collected) or obtaining verifiable consent concerning its information collection practiceon the home page or screen of its website or online services and at each area of the website or online service where personal information is collected) or obtaining verifiable consent concerning its information collection practices.

«I want to raise at least $ 100,000 for tsunami relief in the next three months — to be given to Save the Children — on behalf of small - firm lawyers everywhere.»

He has prevailed at multiple trials on behalf of victims of domestic abuse, securing permanent restraining orders as well as orders of full physical and legal custody of the victims» young children.

If you're having difficulties collecting child support or need to file certain paperwork with the Friend of the Court, allow an attorney at our firm to do so on your behalf.

Canada's other main submission was the argument that «things were different back then,» and given the knowledge at the time, it was not foreseeable that trans - racial foster and adoptive placements would cause such great harm.Chief Marcia Brown Martel, a member of the Temagami First Nations near Kirkland Lake Ontario, led the class - action lawsuit on behalf of approximately 16,000 Aboriginal children who were placed in non-Aboriginal adoptive and / or foster homes in Ontario between 1965 and 1983, and suffered the loss of their cultural identity.

Any cause of action filed on behalf of a person who was a minor at the time of the incident must be filed within two years of the last act of omission that caused the injury or death, unless the child is younger than eight years old.

Lawyers from the Center for Constitutional Rights have filed a complaint on behalf of SNAP, a survivor support group, at the International Criminal Court (ICC) alleging that senior Vatican officials — including the current Pope — have committed crimes against humanity on the basis that «Vatican officials tolerate and enable the systematic and widespread concealing of rape and child sex crimes throughout the world.»

Our Texas uterine rupture lawyers have considerable experience with these types of cases, and can conduct an independent investigation on your behalf in order to discover exactly what led to your child's injury, all at no charge to you.

Solutions offered by Paula on behalf of the legal profession included a national register and a code of practice, mandating EHC plans for children with cerebral palsy be dealt with as special cases, and a requirement that they set out a child's entire needs from both a health, social care and education perspective, whilst also identifying all the services and support needed both at home and in an educational setting.

The attorneys at the law firm of Stephen T. Holman, P.A., provide parents with skilled legal representation, advocating on our clients» behalf to ensure that their interests are protected, all the while working toward a resolution that is in the best interests of the children.

The attorneys at the Kiley Law Group understand the extensive expenses associated with the long - term management, and we work hard on behalf of families with children who suffer CP due to medical errors.