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,...
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...
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...
