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Willie M. class action

a class action lawsuit in North Carolina, settled out of court in 1979, that established a special class of children ages 18 years and younger as mandated service recipients of appropriate treatment programs and education if they have emotional, mental, or neurological disabilities and a history of violent or assaultive behavior.

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February 11th 2025

balance

balance

1. n. a harmonious relationship or equilibrium of opposing forces or contrasting elements. See autonomic balance; balance theory; homeostasis.

2. n. the sense of equilibrium mediated by the vestibular system of the inner ear.

3. vb. to adjust forces to maintain something at a level from which it would ordinarily deviate.