PADDED CELL?

PADDED CELL?
National Disability Rights Network Report- School Is Not Supposed to Hurt

SECLUSION ROOM OR QUIET ROOM?

SECLUSION ROOM OR QUIET ROOM?
EAST GOSHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA

TO BE PRONE OR NOT TO BE PRONE? THAT IS THE QUESTION.

TO BE PRONE OR NOT TO BE PRONE? THAT IS THE QUESTION.
Abbie was Restrained 14 times in one day for noncompliance issues

POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION COST TOO MUCH! RESTRAIN HIM IN THE RIFTON CHAIR INSTEAD.

POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION COST TOO MUCH! RESTRAIN HIM IN THE RIFTON CHAIR INSTEAD.
CCIU/EAST BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WEST CHESTER, PA.

QUIET ROOM OR CELL?

QUIET ROOM OR CELL?
NAA: The Restraint and Prevention Symposium

ABUSE IS ABUSE, REGARDLESS OF WHO IT IS

ABUSE IS ABUSE, REGARDLESS OF WHO IT IS
Man Arrested For Abusing His Autistic Son

WELCOME TO RHODE ISLAND FAMILIES AGAINST RESTRAINT AND SECLUSION

The abuse of children at the hands of school personnel has risen over the last two decades and the nation is outraged. The children most likely to be abused are children with disabilities. Children who are poor and homeless are not excluded from the abuse.

The abuse presents itself in various forms -restraints, seclusion, suffocation, and sometimes even death. Last year, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) investigation found hundreds of allegations that children have been abused and some have died as a result of the misuses of restraints and seclusion in public and private schools, often by untrained staff. United States representatives George Miller and Cathy McMorris Rodgers introduced the "Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in School Act" (HR 4247) and senator Chris Dodd of Connecticut introduced it's sister bill, (S. 2860). This legislation is the first national effort to address the problem and ensure the safety of students and school staff.

The abuse of a child in school can easily escalate into retaliation against the parent(s), caretaker(s), or advocate. Retaliation can include the denial educational services, the denial of a child to attend school, an illegal eviction from your residence, neglect and abuse charges filed against you by the school, a loss of employment, removal of the child from the caretaker by child protective services, false charges against the parent, caregiver, or advocate that can lead to an arrest, etc.

We must stop asking, "What are they (everyone else) going to do about the abuse of our nation's children?" While the rest of America sits blind, not necessarily their fault, they are under the assumption that their tax dollars are paying for an education without abuse, restraints, seclusion, or retaliation. American citizens believe that when they send their children to school, they will be safe, not abused or killed by school personnel.

It is our belief that all children are entitled to a free, appropriate, and SAFE education in the public and private school system, as specified under IDEA. We need your support in effecting change within the system.

Thank you!

Sunday, December 8, 2013

UPDATE: BUS DRIVER AND MONITOR GETS OFF AFTER ASSAULT ON AUTISTIC CHILD

Due To Autistic Boys Inability to Talk, Bus Monitor and Driver Are Free To Go

On October 7, 2013, 13 year old Arizona Jacobowitz was assaulted on his school bus by his bus monitor, James Caton, and parents believe that the bus driver, James Miller, stopped the bus at some point and assisted the bus monitor; the bus driver had blood on his hands.  The local and State Police failed to check the bus driver’s hands for blood or wounds.  It is not known what actually occurred on the school bus, because Arizona has limited verbal ability and there were no cameras on the school bus.  The bus driver, James Miller, and two monitors, James Caton and Susan Souza, allege that Arizona began the incident.  Prior to working with Arizona, the neither bus monitors, nor bus driver received specific training on how to work with Arizona. 

The Attorney General’s Office, Paul Karnes, and State Police closed the case on Monday, December 2, 2013 due to lack of evidence-Arizona’s inability to communicate what happened and the lack of videotape footage.
In a letter to Arizona’s parents, the Barrington Public School department stated, “Neither cameras on the bus nor national background checks of bus personnel is required under Rhode Island State Law.”  Cameras and national background checks are not required by law and a decision that is made by each city or town.  Arizona’s parents believe that each city or town should be concerned about their student’s safety on school buses prior to an incident occurring.  Preventative measures, such as, cameras on school buses, training prior to working children with special needs, and national BCI checks can save parents and the public a lot of questions.  Arizona’s parents said that they will file a civil complaint and will not allow Arizona to ride State wide-First Student buses until safeguards are in place.
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