TPM Receives Outstanding Achievement Award from Washington Lawyers' Committee

On June 1, 2022, the Washington Lawyers’ Committee recognized TPM’s work on Charles H., et al. v. District of Columbia by awarding the firm an Outstanding Achievement Award for Commitment to Civil Rights and Justice:

“Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, DC Public Schools has provided inaccessible, inadequate, and inconsistently delivered work packets in lieu of classes to 40 students with special education needs who are incarcerated at the DC Jail. As a result, these students received virtually no instruction and no mental health counseling or other services in violation of federal education law. In response, Terris Pravlik & Millian LLP, School Justice Project, and the Committee filed suit and in June 2021, a federal judge entered a preliminary injunction ordering the District to provide these students with special education and related services in conformity with their Individual Education Plans within 15 days. In February 2022, a federal court found the District in contempt of the preliminary injunction. We continue to advocate on behalf of the students at the DC Jail to ensure they are provided the education they deserve.”

More information about the award can be found here.