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Longview school suspends use of isolation box

The Longview School District has suspended the use of an isolation box for special education students while it reviews the policy for isolating students who may be a danger to themselves or others. The Longview School District has suspended the use of an

A Poem About Pain

Other people have written better articulated articles about the same things I write in this poem. It is hard for me to elaborate beyond the words in the poem. It could have easily been me in some cases, it can happen to any of us.

Jackson, Miss., schools to no longer handcuff students

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Public schools in Jackson, Mississippi, will no longer handcuff students to poles or other objects and will train staff at its alternative school on better methods of discipline. Mississippi's second-largest school district ag

‘Seclusion rooms’ for autistic students raise questions

Andrew St. Vincent's parents pose questions around the coffee table as the middle-schooler with autism builds a Lego city. They want to know about the room. "So you were in there by yourself?" his mother asks. "When would you be in that room?" his father

TASH Responds to AASA Position Supporting Restraint and Seclusion in Schools | TASH

Last week, the American Association of School Administrators issued an unsubstantiated, ill-informed and reckless report in which it voiced support for restraint and seclusion use on children in our schools. This report gained much attention through e-mail circulation and national news reports. TASH has responded in order to bring clarity and truth to the conversation. http://tash.org/tash-responds-to-aasa-position-supporting-restraint-and-seclusion-in-schools/ via TASH Responds to AASA Position Supporting Restraint and Seclusion in Schools | TASH.

Senate Introduces Bill Limiting Restraints, Seclusion – On Special Education – Education Week

A U.S. Senate bill filed late last week would limit physical restraint and locked seclusion of students—measures often used with students with disabilities who are considered out of control, harmful to themselves or others, or in need of being calmed. Iowa Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin's "Keeping All Students Safe Act," via Senate Introduces Bill Limiting Restraints, Seclusion - On Special Education - Education Week.

WERE $50,000 PER YEAR DC PRIVATE SCHOOL ESE KIDS ILL-SERVED BY DCPS?

Washington Post E.W. — that’s how he is identified in the report — is an 8-year-old diagnosed with trauma and post-traumatic stress whom the District placed at Rock Creek.. That’s the private special education school in upper Northwest closed by OSSE earlier this month after an investigation revealed many problems, including staff members who improperly restrained or isolated exceptional education students.   On May 23, according to a Rock Creek employee who came forward to OSSE, E.W. arrived at school without his medication, leaving him “running around aimlessly, knocking over chairs and books, and hitting the wall.” He was placed in a

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Toronto Police Defend Handcuffing a 9 Year Old Child with Autism

CTV reports that a 9 year-old boy with Asperger's Syndrome was handcuffed by police officers responding to 911 calls from Toronto's Fairbank Memorial Day Care Center about an "uncontrollable autistic boy" . Toronto police officers are defending their decision to handcuff the 9 year old child. On July 28th the police received two calls from the day care center where the child was reportedly was throwing chairs, tables, and yes, even paint. Reports say the child was upset after being bullied by other children during lunch about his disability. The school placed him in an empty classroom after

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