Special Education Law and Advocacy
Updated March 2015! How Safe Is The Schoolhouse? An Analysis of State Seclusion and Restraint Laws and Policies by Jessica Butler. The report examines state restraint and seclusion statutes, regulations, Continue Reading →
I have a 10 year old son who has Down syndrome. He is significantly developmentally delayed and does not speak. His teacher decided to make a storage closet in his Continue Reading →
A Washington school placed D.P., an autistic child, in a locked isolation room pursuant to an Individualized Education Program (IEP) that allowed him to be placed in a “safe room” Continue Reading →
Federal minimum standards are needed so that school children are protected from abusive seclusion and restraint practices, regardless of where they live. On February 2, 2010,The National Disability Rights Network Continue Reading →
The House Committee on Education and Labor will mark up the Congressional restraint/seclusion bill this Thursday, February 4. During mark-up, the Congressional Committee will consider the bill and any proposed Continue Reading →
The House Committee on Education and Labor will mark up the Congressional restraint/seclusion bill this Thursday, February 4. During mark-up, the Congressional Committee will consider the bill and any proposed Continue Reading →
Today is the day! Thursday, January 21st, tell your members of Congress to support the Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act (H.R. 4247/S.2860) introduced last month by Representatives Continue Reading →
A Wisconsin school district has decided to use federal stimulus dollars to construct “seclusion areas” in its schools. The decision is opposed by those working to end such practices for Continue Reading →
A 14-year old student in a special education classroom in Texas, Cedric lived with a foster family because of a history of neglect, including malnutrition. One day in 2002, his Continue Reading →
