Eye on the Prize: Keeping All Students Safe
In their article, Eye on the Prize: Keeping All Children Safe, Tricia and Calvin Luker, from Our Children Left Behind, provide a summary of the provisions passed by the House Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Behavior / Discipline
Article being revised: “Preventing Harmful Restraint/Seclusion in Schools Act” –
On Tuesday, July 13, we received the text of an article, “Preventing Harmful Restraint/Seclusion in Schools Act” by Jess Butler, Esq. Jess is the Congressional Affairs Coordinator for the Autism Continue Reading →
9th Circuit Blocks Isolation Room Lawsuit
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 →
Seat Harness on School Bus: Safety Device or Restraint?
I’m hopping mad! I have 6-year-old twins, one is autistic & verbal, the other bi-polar. The bus driver uses regular seat belts for them unless (on rare occasions) they act Continue Reading →
Alternative Placement for “Assignment Refusal” – a Helpful Strategy?
What does the law state regarding a student who is in mainstream classes yet refuses to do any assignments? He just doesn’t care. The staff has made extra effort to Continue Reading →
Protecting Bullies, Not the Bullied, Seems to be the Rule in Our Schools
In Mass, parents are reporting that their children are refusing to go to class, have dropped out of sports, stopped trying to socialize, refused to go to class and in Continue Reading →
“Something is Very Wrong When Our Children Are at Risk in School”
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 →
Gathering Evidence to Make Your Case
We just found out our non-verbal 13 year old son with autism spectrum disorder was being locked in a containment room when he failed to comply with his aide’s instructions. Continue Reading →
Teacher Fired, Isolation Room Closed, Lawsuit Pending
The following video (taken from a school surveillance tape) is a shocking report of videotaped abuse of a 14 year old boy who has autism. [Video no longer available] This Continue Reading →
“I Urge You to Ensure That Every Student in Every School is Safe and Protected”
In a July 31 letter, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan described his reaction to testimony before Congress on the use of restraints and seclusion in public schools. He advised school Continue Reading →
