A reporter finds that Maine schools continue using restraint and seclusion on students, causing trauma and shirking ...

A Justice Department probe found the Montcalm Area Intermediate School District violated the Americans with Disabilities Act ...

Evidence-based de-escalation strategies, along with adequate staff support and trauma-informed training, can help schools ...

Michigan school district reaches agreement with the Justice Department to end seclusion and restraint practices after an investigation revealed improper use of these tactics.

Restrictive practices in mental health settings—such as physical restraint and seclusion—are meant to be a last resort, used ...

Despite decades of concern, restrictive practices remain common. A compassion-based approach could help change that.

There were more than 300 physical restraints of students in the Cedar Rapids Community School District during the 2024-25 ...

Federal investigations into schools’ restraint and seclusion practices over the past few years have led to reforms across the country as school systems work to balance student safety with their ...

Montcalm County Intermediate School District was one of the subjects of a 2022 Detroit Free Press investigation over restraint and seclusion tactics used on students with disabilities.

Cedar Rapids Community School District reports more restraints in classrooms this year compared to last, but its because more ...

La. districts must make major changes to their special education policies that create new safeguards for students with disabilities ...