ADHD Is punished in schools. How teachers can flip the script

by kids1stadvocac | Oct 7, 2025 | Federal

Education Week Excessive squirming and fidgeting. Difficulty paying attention. A tendency to act impulsively and make careless mistakes. Trouble acting cooperatively. These hallmark symptoms of childhood ADHD run counter to behavior that teachers welcome in their...

IN: How does this acclaimed Indiana charter school keep halls calm? Suspending students

by kids1stadvocac | Sep 23, 2025 | State

Mirror Indy Thirteen-year-old Levent goes to an Indianapolis middle school that’s been celebrated for its test scores. But his mother, Shania, says he’s falling behind because the school has suspended him repeatedly. Levent has ADHD, or attention-deficit/hyperactivity...

CA: State suspension rates remain high despite reforms

by kids1stadvocac | Sep 2, 2025 | State

EdSource California’s most vulnerable students are still suspended at disproportionately high rates despite efforts to address racial disparities in school discipline policies. According to “In Harm’s Way: The Persistence of Unjust Discipline Experienced by...

FL: In the name of parental rights, new law requires sign-off for corporal punishment in Florida schools

by kids1stadvocac | Jul 15, 2025 | State

Florida Phoenix HB 1255, passed this spring, requires parents to consent to corporal punishment either for the school year or before each instance the punishment is used in traditional public and charter schools. Kim Winker, the Moms for Liberty Florida legislative...

MI: Montcalm County Intermediate School District to end student seclusion

by kids1stadvocac | Jul 8, 2025 | Restraint & Seclusion, State

Detroit Free Press A small school district in central Michigan has agreed to end its practice of isolating children with disabilities in rooms in a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, according to a July 3 news release. Montcalm County...