Tuesday, June 2, 2009

NEWS: Comments by Education Secretary Arne Duncan on the use of restraint & seclusion in public schools

The Obama Administration's Education Agenda:
Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Seclusion & Restraint, May 20, 2009 http://edlabor.house.gov

Link to YouTube video of Secretary Duncan:



Follow up to the House Committee for Education and Labor hearing on deadly and abusive use of restraint and seclusion in public schools.
GAO report: Seclusions and Restraints: Selected Cases of Death and Abuse at Public and Private Schools and Treatment Centers GAO-09-719T, May 19, 2009
See previous post on the hearing and other references related to inappropriate use of restraint and seclusion on children, esp. those children with disabilities, in public schools.

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