Restraint and Seclusion in Schools / Resources

Last Update: 05/15/09 Public Reports (issued by Protection and Advocacy Systems) (CA) Restraint and Seclusion in California Schools – A Failing Grade, produced by Protection and Advocacy, Inc. (California P&A) (June 2007) http://www.disabilityrightsca.org/pubs/702301.htm (CA) The Lethal Hazard of Prone Restraint: Positional Asphyxiation, prepared by Protection and Advocacy, Inc (CA P&A)(April 2002) http://www.disabilityrightsca.org/pubs/701801.pdf (CO)Colorado Public Report of an Investigation into the Improper Use of Restraint and Seclusion of Students with Disabilities at Will Rogers Elementary School, prepared by the Legal Center for People with Disabilities and Older People (March 9, 2007) http://www.ndrn.org/issues/an/rs/Colorado_public_investigation_report_022807.pdf (NY) Abuse and Neglect of Children with Disabilities in NY Non-Residential Schools, published by Disabled Abuse Coalition (April 2009) http://www.ndrn.org/issues/an/rs/schools/0409AN-of-Children-with-Disabilities-NY.pdf (NY) In the matter of Neil Larkin: A case study on restraint, Traumatic Asphyxia and Investigations by New York Commission on Quality Care and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities (NY P&A) (good discussion of dangers of prone restraint) http://www.cqc.state.ny.us/could_this_happen/caseneillarkin.htm (WI) Out of Darkness…Into the Light: New Approaches to Reducing the Use of Seclusion and Restraint with Wisconsin Children, a joint report from Disability Rights Wisconsin, Wisconsin FACETS and Wisconsin Family Ties http://www.disabilityrightswi.org/archives/296   (WI)A Tragic Result of a Failure to Act: The Death of Angellika Arndt, published by Disability Rights Wisconsin (November 2008) http://www.disabilityrightswi.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/seclusion-and-restraint-paper.pdf   (NDRN) April 2009 Update of activities of protection and advocacy systems and others on restraint and seclusion in schools http://www.ndrn.org/issues/an/rs.htm   (APRAIS) In the Name of Treatment: A Parent’s Guide to Protecting Your Child From the Use of Restraint, Aversive Interventions and Seclusion, published by the Alliance onthe Prevention of Restraints Aversive Interventions and Seclusion http://www.tash.org/dev/tashcms/ewebeditpro5/upload/In_the_Name_of_Treatmentfinal.pdf   (COPAA) Unsafe in the School House, Abuse of Children with Disabilities, published by the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc.  (May 2009) http://www.copaa.org/pdf/UnsafeCOPAAMay_10_09.pdf Other Resources: NDRN WebsiteRestraint and Seclusion Resources generally http://www.ndrn.org/issues/an/rs.htm   Alliance on Restraint, Aversive Interventions, and Seclusion(APRAIS) www.tash.org/aprais   U.S. Dept. of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavior Supports www.pbis.org   Hogg Foundation for Mental Health “Seclusion and Restraint Reduction: Practical Tools www.hogg.utexas.edu/programs_S&Rtools.html