U.S. Justice Department finds Anchorage School District illegally restrained and secluded students

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The Anchorage School District illegally locked students with disabilities in seclusion rooms and restrained them, in violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act, the U.S. Justice Department said.

with the district in which school officials agreed to end the practice of using seclusion rooms and to reform its restraint practices, following an investigation initiated in 2020.across the country. The settlement follows similar agreements with districts in Florida, Iowa, Maryland and Indiana.

The district’s use of restraint and seclusion resulted in students missing large amounts of instructional time, the letter said. Additionally, some students subjected to prolonged and repeated seclusion engaged in self-harm and expressed suicidal ideation while secluded, the letter said. According to the Justice Department, despite state law and the district’s own policy, and contrary to generally accepted practice, the district did not limit its use of restraint and seclusion to emergency situations.to staff and families Thursday, Superintendent Jharrett Bryantt said the district’s goal is “to replace seclusion rooms with better alternatives that more appropriately support students in distress.

 

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When did schools start restraining and locking up students? This would never even been a consideration when I was going to school (admittedly a long time ago). It's horrifying and if I were a parent I'd be furious.

My heart is so broken for these kids.

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That’s what they do to adults. Restraints, an Oak Room, take away their clothes. This is another obvious staffing issue. If kids are violent you need adult staff to watch them. akgov

Well that's disgusting

What about that happening in the 80's and 90's on the Kenai peninsula?

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