HARTFORD, Conn. – State senators on Wednesday showed overwhelming support for a bill to ban physical restraint and seclusion of public school students except in emergencies.
The measure goes to the House of Representatives next.
State Sen. Dante Bartolomeo (D-Meriden) introduced the measure by citing State Department of Education statistics that revealed more than 30,000 incidents of restraint and seclusion among special education students during the 2012-13 school year. She said 6,050 incidents lasted more than 20 minutes while 1,000 were an hour long.
See the complete story at CT News Junkie.
Leave a Reply
You must Register or Login to post a comment.