Restraining Students Debated, Virginia Kills the Tebow Bill
There have been some developments on education stories I have recently written about, so it seems like a good time for updates:
*Following news reports that students in Middletown, Conn. were isolated in so-called "scream rooms" during emotional outbursts, the state's lawmakers are considering legislation that would require schools to track and report how often the controversial technique is used on special education students. A recently released federal report found that special education students accounted for 70 percent of the reported instances when educators used physical restraints, including isolation and seclusion.
As Maureen Fitzgerald, an advocate for individuals with disabilities told the Middletown Press, school staff use improper techniques because they are "put in situations where they're not trained, they don't have the support they need and things get out of control because they don't know how to manage the kids, and they do whatever