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- School for disabled accused of running sweatshop
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has found that a Providence vocational school ran what amounted to a sweatshop involving developmentally disabled students.
June 12, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News - Birch school settlement expected today
A news conference is scheduled for this morning regarding the federal investigation into Birch Vocational School and sources tell Target 12 a settlement will be announced at that time.
June 12, 2013 - WPRI Providence - Rhode Island School for the Disabled Accused of Running Sweatshop
A school for the developmentally disabled in Providence, RI., allegedly forced students to work manual labor for little or no pay. A letter from the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice called the operation at the Harold H. Birch Vocational School a “sheltered workshop,” according to a report from WPRI Target 12 News. For years the school has been violating the Americans with ...
June 12, 2013 - Opposing Views