{"id":12036,"date":"2014-09-29T03:25:40","date_gmt":"2014-09-29T07:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=12036"},"modified":"2014-10-06T13:27:03","modified_gmt":"2014-10-06T17:27:03","slug":"action-alert-tell-virginia-to-adopt-safeguards-to-protect-children-in-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/action-alert-tell-virginia-to-adopt-safeguards-to-protect-children-in-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Action Alert: Tell Virginia to Adopt Safeguards to Protect Children in School!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/gallery\/share-button-gray.png\" style=\"border:0px\" alt=\"Share\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_border=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"wrightslaw\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"Action%20Alert%3A%20Tell%20Virginia%20to%20Adopt%20Safeguards%20to%20Protect%20Children%20in%20School%21\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 0px solid #000000; float: right; margin-left: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/images\/va.flag.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/>Did you know Virginia currently has no laws or regulations about when and how children can be restrained or secluded in public schools?<\/li>\n<li>There are no regulations restricting restraint and seclusion to emergencies.<\/li>\n<li>Virginia families do not even have the right to know if their child was restrained or secluded.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Your input is needed immediately!\u00a0 Speak up for students across the Commonwealth.\u00a0 Tell Virginia to adopt safeguards to protect children in school.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Virginia Commission on Youth (COY) is studying the use of restraint and seclusion in public schools.\u00a0 On September 16, COY released their <a href=\"http:\/\/vcoy.virginia.gov\/Study%20Recommendations%20for%20September-1.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">recommendations on restraint and seclusion<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Your input on their recommendations is needed ASAP! \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin-left: 0px; float: left; margin-right: 3px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/virginia\/img\/spinningreddot.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/> Public comment <strong>closes on October 13<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Please <em><strong>take 2 minutes now<\/strong><\/em> to do the following:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Urge the Commission to support Option B1:<\/strong> \u201crequiring the Board of Education to promulgate regulations on the use of seclusion and restraint in public schools\u201d consistent with the U.S. Department of Education\u2019s 15 Principles on Seclusion &amp; Restraint and Virginia\u2019s 2009 DOE Guidelines.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>a)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Speak up in support of Option B1 by sending an email<\/strong> to Amy Atkinson, Commission on Youth: <a href=\"mailto:aatkinson@vcoy.virginia.gov\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">aatkinson@vcoy.virginia.gov<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0 Feel free to include details about why you care about this issue OR<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">b)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fax\/mail your comments as follows: fax to 804-371-0574, mail: Commission on Youth, General Assembly Building, Ste. 269, Richmond, VA 23219.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Attend the next meeting of the Commission on Youth<\/strong>: 1:00 on October 20, House Room C of the General Assembly Building.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Spread the word!\u00a0<\/strong> Encourage friends, family members, students and colleagues to speak up to keep children safe.\u00a0 Ask them to send an email supporting Option B1.<\/p>\n<p>Learn the details from the Virginia Coalition for School Safety. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.advocacyinstitute.org\/VACISS\/?p=8\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Speak Up for Students Across the Commonwealth!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/virginia\/sped.index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Virginia Special Education<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/virginia\/sped.legadv.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Virginia Special Education Legislative Advocacy<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/virginia\/sped.news.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Virginia Special Education News<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know Virginia currently has no laws or regulations about when and how children can be restrained or secluded in public schools? 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