Restraining or secluding students can cause lasting emotional trauma, serious physical injury, and even death.However, many schools across the country continue to use these practices, often in unwarranted circumstances.
Ayanna Platt and Rachel M. Perera explore theoveruse of seclusion and restraint in public schools—including which student groups are most often subjected to these practices—and discuss what local, state, and federal leaders could do to address this problem in the years ahead.
“Students and their families—and especially students with disabilities—are entitled to a public education free of practices widely considered traumatic and dangerous.”
— Ayanna Platt and Rachel M. Perera
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