NPR just wrote an article that highlights the need for immediate action to regulate restraint and seclusion in our nation’s schools. Data from the U.S. Department of Education shows that there were 267,000 instances of restraining or secluding children in schools in one school year.
Some schools reported restraining or secluding students dozens and even hundreds of times each year. In 75 percent of these cases, restraint and seclusion was used with children who have a disability such as mental illness.
Contact your Senators and Representatives and ask them to co-sponsor the Keeping All Students Safe Act (S. 2036 and H.R. 1893) which will regulate the use of restraint and seclusion in our nation’s schools and protect children from harm. There are currently no federal laws regulating the use of restraint and seclusion in schools.
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