by kids1stadvocac | Feb 17, 2026 | Restraint & Seclusion, State
Yahoo News Members of the House Education Committee on Monday advanced a bill that would refine definitions of allowable physical discipline practices in public schools, limit those practices, and require expanded training for K-12 school personnel. House Bill 120,...
by kids1stadvocac | Feb 17, 2026 | State
The Tennessean Savannah Coffman spent the chaotic hours after her son’s arrest trying desperately to get to him. That morning, her then-15-year-old son, who has autism, posted on his private Snapchat account about a rumored widespread threat against schools....
by kids1stadvocac | Jan 20, 2026 | Restraint & Seclusion, State
CBS 6 News The proposed bill creates enforceable statewide standards and strengthens protections against the use of physical restraint as a behavioral intervention, such as what happened at Lincoln Elementary School in Schenectady. In northern New York, parents of an...
by kids1stadvocac | Jan 6, 2026 | Federal, Restraint & Seclusion
MSN.com Photos of a structure resembling a shipping container with four wooden exterior panels and a padded interior appeared on Facebook on Dec. 15. But what, or rather who, was in the containers continues to spark outrage due to claims that special needs children...
by kids1stadvocac | Nov 4, 2025 | Restraint & Seclusion, State
Times Union More than 3,600 New York public school students were physically restrained or isolated in “timeouts” in at least 20,000 incidents last year, including some cases that violated state regulations. That’s according to the New York State Education Department,...
