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!

M.A.D: THE HEALING PROCESS

Montana(M), Arizona(A), and Dakota(D)will post all forms of media and show what love and positive interventions can do for a child with special needs, such as, Autism.(Instead of restraints, Seclusion, or other abuses)

Send in poetry, pictures, pictures of artwork, songs, etc.

DUMBING UP AMERICA! Truth or Politics.

Through my eyes, I can see,
What America refuses to tell me,
Truth or Politics, do I dare ask,
Or do I just complete my task?

Children Stolen, Children Sold,
Federal dollars, Stipends, or Gold,
Truth or Politics, do I dare ask,
Or do I just complete my task?

Authority, Authority, you failed to follow,
My Civil Rights the Government Swallow,
Truth or Politics, do I dare ask,
Or do I just complete my task?

Basket Hold Restraint, Rifton Chair,
Prone or Supine, Position Dear?
Truth or Politics, do I dare ask,
Or do I just complete my task?

Seclusion, Seclusion, Isolation Room,
Autism, Autism, they die soon,
Truth or Politics, do I dare ask,
Or do I just complete my task?

Psychotropic drugs to ruin their minds,
Their Heart, their Soul, they no longer find,
Truth or Politics, do I dare ask,
Or do I just complete my task?

Do I lie beaten, or do I rise?
One moment please, while I wipe my eyes,
Truth or Politics, do I dare ask,
Or do I just complete my task?

Dumbing up America! Truth or Politics copyright (c) Pearl H. and Irwin Jacobowitz, Children’s Advocacy Network of Learning Law Society, March, 2009. All Rights Reserved.


“Whatever affects one directly,
affects all indirectly.
I can never be what I ought to be,
until you are what you ought to be.”
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.


“Although, the right to an education arises not from the Constitution, but through legislation, it nevertheless is one of the most cherished and ardently protected of all rights. Indeed, education is perhaps the most important function of state and local government.” Brown v. The Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954).

SOMETIMES A VIDEO SAYS IT ALL!

FAMILIES OF THE CHILDREN, THE HEROES, WHOSE LIVES FELL SHORT, WHOSE LIVES WERE FILLED WITH PAIN BY RESTRAINT, SECLUSION, AND ABUSE TELL THEIR STORIES

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnTHmjpaT1s






THE CIRCLE OF FRIENDS-EAST BAY IS A PILOT PROGRAM IN BARRINGTON, RI THAT WAS FIRST SUGGESTED BY DAKOTA JACOBOWITZ DURING HIS 7TH YEAR AT BARRINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HAS NOW BECOME REALITY

Dakota Jacobowitz had a dream that he would begin a program at Barrington Middle School called the “Buddy Program” in which new students entering the middle school would be paired with a seasoned student as a mentor and buddy.  His idea was based on his experiences at the middle school last year when he entered the 7th grade after experiencing difficulty transitioning back to school after being at home for almost 2 years.  Dakota envisioned a “buddy program” that would include all children, with and without special needs.  He has had several experiences with children diagnosed with special needs (including his 11 year old brother diagnosed with PDD-NOS).  Dakota lives with his own issues and struggles to cope each day.   Dakota developed compassion and understanding for other students with similar challenges.  As a young man with experience and knowledge of how difficult it can be to fit in and be accepted, to feel different and depressed, Dakota lends himself to helping other students transition with ease.  Middle school is a difficult period for students as they mature, a buddy can lend an ear and guidance.  A year later, after expressing his idea to Principal Richard Wheeler of Barrington Middle School, the Barrington Recreation Department, John Taylor, and SEAC developed a pilot program called “Circle of Friends- East Bay” in which all youth are welcomed to socialize, join in fun activities, and go on field trips.  Peer mentors will play a vital role in the pilot program.  Congratulations to Dakota for sharing his dream with Barrington Middle School and Principal Wheeler last year.  Dakota would like to see the program grow and take place in other towns throughout Rhode Island.  He has already put in a word with Education Commissioner Deborah A. Gist.  Dakota, thank you for using your experiences and knowledge to help other students cope with school and life issues.


MONTANA AND FRIENDS AT SCHOOL HELP US TO UNDERSTAND AUTISM AND HOW TO BE A GOOD CITIZEN WITH THE HELP OF ARTS ALIVE! BARRINGTON.

                                                        Published on Jun 12, 2012
                                                           Posted Nov 28, 2013 
                         
Mrs. Dena of Arts Alive! Barrington asked students to write a script and enter it into a contest, I wrote a script called, "My Brother Arizona," and was one of the winners. Yeah!

You can also view video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GO-TUauC4Q


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