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!

Monday, March 8, 2010

550 DAYS OUT OF SCHOOL BECAUSE PARENTS REFUSED TO RESTRAIN THEIR SON WHO IS DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM ON SCHOOL VAN IN DARTMOUTH, MA.



CHILD WITH AUTISM AND SIBLINGS THROWN OUT OF DART MOUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL AFTER PARENTS REFUSED TO ALLOW THE DISTRICT TO RESTRAIN THEIR SON ON SCHOOL VAN AND ENDED WITH THE SUPERINTENDANT OF DARTMOUTH PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVING PARENTS ARRESTED ON FALSE CHARGES

Three children remain out of school after U.S. District Court Judge Rya Zorbel in Boston denied the parents petition to assist them in getting their children back into school. The Dartmouth Public School's Special education director, Linda Maniglia, approved Arizona Jacobowitz's placement at South Coast Educational Collaborative-The Hoyle School in Swansea from Dartmouth, but refused to place an experienced aide on the school van that was familiar with children diagnosed with autism, although in the IEP. Maniglia refused to transport Arizona from Dartmouth to Swansea unless the parents agreed to restrain Arizona to his seat on the van. The parents refused to allow the van driver to restrain Arizona and appealed to the Bureau of Special Education Appeals (BSEA) who ruled that the Dartmouth Public School District did not have to provide transportation or an experienced aide, regardless of the IEP, they could restrain Arizona. Dartmouth Superintendant, Stephen Russell, had the three children removed from the custody of the parents and had the parents arrested on false charges. The parents were told by Dartmouth officials that their children cost too much money to educate. It is now a major question of how three children could remain out of school more than 550 days without school officials acting, why the U.S. District Court in Boston did not assist the children safe return back to school, and who will guarantee a safe educational environment when the children return to school? The Bureau of Special Education Appeals (BSEA), the Department of Children and Families, the Office of Civil Rights in Boston, the Child Advocate's Office in Boston, the United States District Court in Boston, and other state agencies in Massachusetts refused to assist the children in obtaining a safe and appropriate education. The children relocated to Rhode Island and their parents are awaiting a meeting with Education Commissioner Deborah A. Gist. When school officials decide to restrain a child rather than teach the child, or decide which student will attend school or not, what are the parent's realistic options?

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