Thursday, November 29, 2012

Restraint and seclusion gains national media attention

Death at School: Parents Protest Dangerous Discipline for Autistic, Disabled Kids

Nightline - By BRIAN ROSS (@brianross) , ANGELA M. HILL and MATTHEW MOSK (@mattmosk)

Nov. 29, 2012

Please click on the link below to view Nightline news video.

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/death-school-parents-protest-dangerous-discipline-autistic-disabled/story?id=17702216

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abc World news with Diane Sawyer - aired 11/29/2012

Death at School: Child Restraints Spark Controversy

Please click on the link to view part of the news video.

http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/death-school-child-restraints-spark-controversy-17842757

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Posted on December 3, 2012 by The Arc

A news story about abusive restraint and seclusion practices in schools aired on Nightline, an ABC News program. During the story, the narrator pointed out that only a few states have laws that regulate the use of restraint and seclusion. The story is a potent reminder about why The Arc supports S. 2020 and HR.1381, the Keeping All Students Safe Act.

Welcome to Families Against Restraint and Seclusion

If you've clicked on this blog, most likely it's because you or someone you love has experienced the overuse or unnecesary use of restraint and seclusion. If that's the case, we're glad you've found us, but are sorry you've had need to. We're here to provide guidance and support to those who need it.For everyone else, we wish to inform you that restraint and seclusion are very real and could happen to anyone's children. Every day children with disabilities are restrained or put in seclusion against their will with no parental notification for "noncompliance" and "behavior issues." We understand that under emergency conditions restraint and seclusion may be necessary as a last resort in order to protect the child from harm to self or others, but in many cases these incidences could be avoided.It is our belief that all children should be entitled to a free, appropriate, and SAFE education in the public school system, as specified under IDEA.Together, we can make this a reality for our children!

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Shouldn’t School Be Safe?

Parent Guide – Prevention, Identification and Response to Restraint and Seclusion Developed by parents and for parents. Shouldn’t School Be Safe? is a guide covering the prevention and identification
of, as well as the response to, instances of restraint, seclusion or other aversive interventions.
View and download this report by clicking on the link
below.

http://tash.org/wpcontent/uploads/2011/05/TASH_Shouldnt-School-Be-Safe1.pdf