February 2016 UPDATES:
The Atlantic on the future of restraint and seclusion in schools:
"Mississippi could be the next state to pass regulations determining how the harsh punishment tactics are used on out-of-control kids." Click here to read "The Future of Restraint and Seclusion in Schools" in the Atlantic.
"Mississippi could be the next state to pass regulations determining how the harsh punishment tactics are used on out-of-control kids." Click here to read "The Future of Restraint and Seclusion in Schools" in the Atlantic.
Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton endorses the Keeping All Students Safe Act, which bans the use of mechanical, chemical and physical restraints and seclusion to situations in which there is a risk of imminent physical injury to a student or others.
Click here to read more at HillaryClinton.com
Click here to read more at HillaryClinton.com
Wanted: First-person accounts of retaliation against parents and families for advocating or speaking out about their kids, for upcoming article.
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Please click here to contact [email protected]
Organizational Partners
Children's Mental Health Network Rainbird Foundation National Alliance on Mental Illness The IEP Center (theiepcenter.com) National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities Parent/Advocate Partners: Ellen Chambers Alexandria Windcaller, Crisis Intervention Curriculum & Training Alice and Aaron Bradeen Deb Davis, Deb Davis Educational Advocacy Cristine Pluntz Douglas A. Warshaw Jane Adams, Keys for Networking, Inc. Amy Caraballo Deb Pacheco, NAMI of Massachusetts Nikki Papoulidis, founder, Down Syndrome Support Network of Stark County Brandi Goodson-Stangland Helena Stephenson, School restraint and seclusion survivor Amanda Francis Scott Bryant-Comstock, Children's Mental Health Network Samantha Regan Carrie Tucker Jennifer Haaker Bertrand Lindy Regan Karen Small Holme Amy Sowerby Girouard Tosha Michelle Lyssa Wingfield Linda Buote Quintanilha Nicholas D. Roesler Brendan Meyer Douglas A. Warshaw Carolin Medina Jino Medina Sheila Foster Adam Gershwin Robert Ernst Lily Speerbrecker Brianna Hammon Anna Mineo Moore Jenny Edwards Advisers: Joe Ryan Associate Director of Research for the School of Education, Clemson University and Vice President of the Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders |
Help Keep Students Safe! Take these three simple steps now:
1) Call or email your Senator or Representative in Washington right now, and tell them how you feel about the Keeping All Students Safe Act that will outlaw the use of physical restraint and seclusion rooms in schools. The bill is supported by more than 180 organizations. 2) Spread the word and continue the conversation. Ask your family and friends to call their federal elected representatives. Join our newsletter. Let us know what's happening in your school and community. Send us your suggestions about how we can Keep Students Safe. |
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