Stop Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools NOW!
Please support the Senate bill S.2020: Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act. Write your Senator in support of S. 2836!
This bill has passed in the House of Representatives and is now in the Senate.
16/02/2015
Stories of trauma in Va. prompt crackdown on seclusion rooms RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Carson Luke still has nightmares about the time four years ago when he was in second grade and school staff locked him inside a room, his mother said. He broke his hand when the door was closing and somehow broke his foot.
http://tash.org/the-cost-of-waiting/
The Cost of Waiting | TASH Simply choose number97580on your form to advance the right to a choice-driven, community-based life for all people, regardless of their barriers or support needs.
30/08/2012
http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s2860/show
There has not been any news about this bill in a while. Go to this website, keep yourself informed, and click on the link on the right of the page to write your Senator and let them know that this issue is still important!
S.2860: Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for S.2860 Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act
23/08/2011
http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/abuse.index.htm
Abuse, Use of Restraints & Seclusion in School - Wrightslaw.com Articles, publications, and cases about abuse and use of restraints; includes use of restraint as discipline; physical & sexual abuse; time out rooms and seclusion; information about Positive Behavior Support (PBS); protection and advocacy; resources; publications; cases.
KEEPING STUDENTS SAFE ACT:http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&docid=f%3As3895is.txt.pdf
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&docid=f%3As3895is.txt.pdf
17/04/2010
http://rhodeislandfamiliesagainstrestraint.blogspot.com/
RHODE ISLAND Families Against Restraint and Seclusion "This blog site and the work we are doing is dedicated to the many children who have lost their lives or been physically, mentally, and/or emotionally harmed by restraint, seclusion, and other abusive practices in public schools, and to the parents, family, and friends who love these children."
Did you know that the National Disability Rights Networks Investigative Report found several instances where children were killed while being restrained or secluded improperly? In one case, a seven year old girl was suffocated and killed when several staff pinned her to the floor in a prone restraint. Contact your Senator and show your support for S. 2860: Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act.
If you still want to show your support, click on the discussion tab above and click on the link for the list of Senators. You can access the Senators' pages and leave them messages telling them you support the passage of S. 2860 Preventing harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act
Thanks to everyone who participated in our Call-In event yesterday!!
PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO CALL TODAY TO PROTECT CHILDREN IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS FROM HARMFUL RESTRAINT AND SECLUSION!!! THE PHONE NUMBER FOR THE NATIONAL SWITCH BOARD IS 202-224-3121. CALL TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR S. 2860 TODAY!!
THE PHONE NUMBER FOR THE NATIONAL SWITCH BOARD IS 202-224-3121. CALL TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR S. 2860 TOMORROW!!!!
The National Senate Call-In Day is set for April 13, 2010. We still need your help to move legislation forward. On Tuesday, April 13, contact the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121 at any time and tell your Senators to support S. 2860, Keeping All Students Safe Act, to ensure health and safety of all children. A great site for information is http://aprais.tash.org/.
National Senate Call-In Day
Tuesday, April 13th 202-224-3121
09/04/2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu2IUa4x-Bk
Chairman Miller on CNN discussing seclusion and restraint techniques This behavior, in some instances, looks like torture. The current situation is unacceptable and cannot continue.
09/04/2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1Ar4JZOD98&feature=related
DISABLED CHILDREN RESTRAINT SECLUSION ABUSE UPDATE: Below is the article above as it appeared in the Prescott Arizona Courier. http://www.dcourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=68673&TM=63113.84 The paper would not run a picture of this cell and many mis-informed residents now think that this is acceptable. ...
WANT TO WRITE A SENATOR IN SUPPORT OF S. 2860??? There is a list of Senators on the bill's committee and links to their pages located in our discussion tab. Please write a Senator in support of this bill which promises to prevent harmful seclusion and restraint in schools.
http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s2860/text
This is a copy of S. 2860 as it has been introduced in the Senate. It is pretty short and strait forward, read it to fully understand what we are supporting!
School is Not Supposed to Hurt: Investigative Report on Abusive Resraint and Seclusion in Schools by the National Disability Rights Network, 2009. Read about the harms of Restraint and seclusion in case summaries about children who suffered mental and physical abuse or death as a result of improper restraint and seclusion. chttp://www.napas.org/sr/SR-Report.pdf
29/03/2010