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Department of Education issues resource document on behavioral intervention

TheU.S. Department of Education issued a publication today, that outlines principles for educators, parents and others to consider when developing...
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Discipline for kids with special needs: questions from a reader part II

  • special education discipline
  • April 30, 2011
Q. What are you thoughts on the use of restraints and seclusion when disciplining a child? Is seclusion widely used? Were there many issues of...
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School settles after autistic child was forcefully restrained for 3 hours (video

In April a video surfaced on YouTube.com that was both shocking and difficult to watch for many parents with special needs children. It was footage...
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Pennsylvania schools are under heavy scrutiny by the Senate

The Disability Rights Network and The Arc of PA have posted a survey to look for families who have had children abused in our Pennsylvania schools ...
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The "preventing harmful restraint and seclusion in schools act" and moving on

Recently congress approved HR 4247 which severely limits how schools can use restraint and seclusion on children. The bill has yet to clear the...
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Abuse in our schools series

Welcome the Abuse in our schools series. I will be adding to the list of articles as they happen. Please click on links below for more information...
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Anti-restraint measure in schools introduced in House to protect children with ADHD and autism

US Representatives George Miller (D-CA) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) introduced legislation on December 9 that would, for the first time,...
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The bill to prevent and reduce the use of physical restraint and seclusion in schools

Today, a bipartisan team in congress introduced a bill now known as ‘‘Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act’...
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Legislation introduced to prevent harmful restraint and seclusion of children in schools

Based on information from the Texas governor's office on disabilities, on Wednesday, December 9, U.S. Reps. George Miller (D-CA) and Cathy...
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Feds to introduce legislation to end restraint and seclusion in schools today 11am EST

Until now, there has never been a federal law that protects our special needs students from outright abuse. In May 2009, the Government...
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