Idaho schools will no longer be permitted to use restraint and seclusion as forms of discipline. Gov. Brad Little has signed a bill that bars teachers and school staff from using the aversive ...

Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill speaks at a candidate forum in Rex, Ga., on Aug. 16, 2012. (Kent D. Johnson/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File) [et_pb_section fb_built="1" ...

OLYMPIA – In Washington schools, Black children and disabled children are disproportionately physically restrained and secluded more than children of other races or without disabilities, an advocate ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York State has approved new regulations that would prohibit school staff from restraining a student face down or leaving a student secluded in a room that they cannot leave.

Editor's note: The headlines and content in this story have been corrected and updated. Central Bucks School District Policy on mandated reporting training does not violate PA law, as the school ...

Under New York’s law and regulations, there are several well-settled guiding principles for physically interacting with students with disabilities: corporal punishment is prohibited; the use of ...

A student seclusion and restraint policy reflecting new state law was advanced Monday by the Columbia Board of Education Policy Committee. Policies on student searches and police interviews will ...

Idaho schools have a mixture of policies on restraint and seclusion, a practice that includes closing children in small rooms to address misbehavior. Gov. Brad Little signed a bill that bars teachers ...