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Maryland attorney general sues provider of services for disabled students, alleging ‘Dickensian’ conditions

Posted on July 10, 2019

Originally published July 10, 2019 by Baltimore Sun
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Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh
Attorney General Brian Frosh filed a lawsuit on Wednesday alleging a Delaware service provider collected millions of dollars but kept disabled children in deplorable conditions. (Lloyd Fox | Baltimore Sun)

In a complaint filed in Baltimore City Circuit Court, Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh has alleged that Delaware-based AdvoServ, Inc., a residential and educational facility for students with developmental disabilities, neglected students’ medical needs, practiced cruel forms of discipline and sometimes failed to provide teachers for classes. 

Read the full story from Baltimore Sun here.

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