ELC-PA Files Complaint Challenging Educational Deficiencies at Philadelphia Juvenile Justice Service Center

On December 11, 2025 ELC filed a state administrative complaint against the School District of Philadelphia and the PA Dept of Education challenging continuing educational deficiencies for students with disabilities detained at the Philadelphia Juvenile Justice Service Center (“PJJSC”). The complaint was filed on behalf of individual students and all students similarly situated to remedy policies and practices that result in the denial of a free appropriate public education to these students, including unilateral changes to a youth’s school placement and significant reductions in special education services and supports.  The full complaint is available here