News Stories / Disability Rights Releases

8/10/09 : Task force weighing student discipline; In Arizona, task force looks at alternatives to restraint and seclusion (Arizona Republic, 8/6/09) http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2009/08/06/20090806taskforce0806.html 7/27/09 Should Schools Use Restraint on Students (Parade Magazine, 7-28-09) http://www.parade.com/news/intelligence-report/archive/090726-should-schools-use-restraints-on-students.html 7/27/09 Kids Allegedly Abused in School http://edlabor.house.gov/blog/2009/07/chairman-miller-on-cnn-discuss.shtml (CNN, The Situation Room, Wolf Blitzer 7-22-09) 07/13/09 Federal Ban Sought on Student Restraint (Wall Street Journal, July 6, 2009) http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124683589628497923.html# 02/26/09 Former Intern Says Excessive Force Being Used at West Greenville School- News Channel 7 http://www.wspa.com/spa/news/local/article/former_intern_says_excessive_force_being_used_at_west_greenville_school/14983/ Ohio Legal Rights Service Calls for Ban on Prone Restraints – (Press Release) http://olrs.ohio.gov/asp/olrsabuseneglect.asp Ohio P&A -  Website on Restraint and Seclusion in Schools, including letters to state agencies urging ban of prone restraints, articles on state actions to ban prone restraint, news articles, etc.  http://olrs.ohio.gov/asp/restraintseclusion.asp 01/27/09: Report Details Abuse of Students with Disabilities, Autism - Day by Day http://autismdaybyday.blogspot.com/2009/01/report-details-abuse-of-students-with.html 01/16/09: States Move To Regulate Discipline - Disability Scoop http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2009/01/26/restraint-law/1846/ 01/23/08: National Disability Rights Network Releases Shocking Report on Seclusion & Restraint in U.S. Schools, Florida Developmental Disabilities Council, Inc https://app.e2ma.net/app/view:CampaignPublic/id:19965.1666645587/rid:e7f133775b5fc4b2380022ee5ad1e668 01/22/09: End the use of aversives, restraints and seclusion, Change.org http://autism.change.org/actions/view/end_the_use_of_aversives_restraints_and_seclusion 01/22/09: CBS 5 Investigates: School 'Quiet Rooms' Continue 01/21/09: LRP article on our R&S report 01/19/09: Earlier push on restraint, seclusion fell short, LPR 01/18/: Law aims to keep disabled children safe, The Tennessean -- http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090118/NEWS04/901180375/1018/NEWS01 01/17/09: Group calls for ban on restraints in schools, Journal Times (Racine, WI) -- http://www.journaltimes.com/articles/2009/01/17/local_news/doc4972c0f71e67c687539330.txt 01/16/09: Palm Beach Post (10+ positive comments at bottom of story) -- http://www.palmbeachpost.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/palmbeach/extracredit/entries/2009/01/16/national_group_and_local_mom_s.html 01/16/05: Teacher dismissed in duct-tape incident, The Indianapolis Star http://www.indystar.com/article/20090116/LOCAL/901160405 01/15/09: Florida press release 01/15/09: Report on school restraint prompts U.S. House hearing, Smart Brief -- http://www.smartbrief.com/news/cec/storyDetails.jsp?issueid=9A09B957-C4C8-4B19-94DB-717A79669E29&copyid=4DB6BB31-F0DA-457E-8060-5C73A52BD27C 01/15/09: Wilton women join fight for disability rights, Wilton Villager http://wiltonvillager.com/story/463348 01/14/09: Schools’ Restraint And Seclusion Tactics Cause Injury, Death, Report Says, Disability Scoop -- http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2009/01/14/ndrn-report/1684/ 01/14/09: National Disability Rights Network Releases Shocking Report on Seclusion & Restraint in U.S. Schools, PRNewswire http://sev.prnewswire.com/education/20090113/PH5848313012009-1.html 01/14/09: Report: Kids are restrained, secluded,Associated Press -- http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5huWEo5_-u5Lhk3Y4zkjLDrWLvLLQD95MING80 01/14/09 : National Disability Rights Network Releases Shocking Report on Seclusion & Restraint in U.S. Schools, The EarthTimes http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/national-disability-rights-network-releases,678887.shtml 01/13/09:Seclusion and restraint: NDRN report, Teach Effectively! http://teacheffectively.com/2009/01/15/seclusion-and-restraint-ndrn-report/ 01/13/09: School Seclusion and Restraint Abuse Reported, Disability Intel http://disabilityintel.blogspot.com/2009/01/school-seclusion-and-restraint-abuse.html 01/13/09: Report Reveals Severe Cases of Abuse and Neglect of Schoolchildren, edlabor.house.gov http://edlabor.house.gov/newsroom/2009/01/report-reveals-severe-cases-of.shtml 01/13/09: Report details lack of regulations on restraints, seclusion used on disabled children, Media dis&dat http://media-dis-n-dat.blogspot.com/2009/01/report-details-lack-of-regulations-on.html 1/13/09: Youtube video. Sen. Dodd’s comments at 1/13/08 press conference http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3bDciA8p-U&eurl=http://polfeeds.com/item/Dodd-Discusses-New-Report-on-Use-of-Seclusion-and-Restraint-in-Schools 01/13/09: Report on Lack of Regs for Restraint of Disabled Children, Pro Publica -- http://www.propublica.org/article/report-on-lack-of-regs-for-restraint-of-disabled-children-090113 01/13/09: National anti-restraint law sought, Connecticut Post -- http://www.connpost.com/ci_11444707 01/13/09 North Carolina press release 01/13/09 Advocacy, Inc Texas