COMBATING THE SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE
Seclusion Restraint and Discipline
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Major Investigations
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Uncounted: What WFYI Uncovered about Restraint and Seclusion in Indiana Schools, WFYI, June 2023
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The Quiet Rooms, ProPublica
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Restraint, Seclusion, Deception, Searchlight New Mexico, 2019
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Isolated at School: Spokane Parents Claim Isolation Rooms Misused at District Schools, KREM TV, 2019
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When D.C. Schools Use Restraint or Seclusion, No Laws Govern Them. Allegations of Abuse Are Piling Up, Washington City Paper, 2019
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In the News
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Seclusion, Restraint of Indiana Students Not Accurately Reported, Audit Finds, WFYI, August 2023
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Why Are Schools Submitting Kids to This Barbaric Treatment?, Washington Post, December 2022
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‘Thrown In A Box’: Missouri Schools’ Use of Isolation Rooms and Restraints Is Inhumane, Kansas City Star (editorial), 2020
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Ed. Dept. Should Remedy Underreporting of Seclusion and Restraint Data, Government Watchdog Warns, the 74million, 2019
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How Some Schools Restrain Or Seclude Students: A Look At A Controversial Practice, NPR, 2019
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Desperation and Broken Trust: When Schools Restrain Students or Lock Them in Rooms, WAMU 88.5, 2019
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WA Special Ed Students Suffering from Trauma after Use of Restraints, Isolation, King 5 NBC News, 2019
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The Need for Federal Legislation on Seclusion and Restraint, The Century Foundation, February 28, 2019
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Democrats Seek to Sharply Curtail Restraint, Seclusion of Students, Education Week, 2018
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70,000 Students With Disabilities Secluded, Restrained in School, Education Week, 2017
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State Seeks Compromise on Student Seclusion Rules (Iowa), The Gazette, 2019
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Hawaii Provided ‘Inaccurate’ Data On Student Restraint And Seclusion, Honolulu Civil Beat, 2019
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Reports
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Coming Into the Light: An Examination of Restraint and Isolation Practices in Washington Schools, ACLU Washington, February 2023
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How Safe Is the Schoolhouse? An Analysis of State Seclusion and Restraint Laws and Policies, Autism Committee, 2019
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