by kids1stadvocac | Apr 29, 2025 | State
MSN.com The Clute family feels like they are being kept in the dark on criminal charges filed against their son who has mental disabilities. Peter is 17 years old but has the mentality of a 12-or 13-year-old, according to his father, Brandon Brown. Last Thursday,...
by kids1stadvocac | Apr 22, 2025 | Restraint & Seclusion, State
Seattle Times Two Tacoma-area families are suing the owner of a now-shuttered private special education school, alleging that school staff abused and neglected vulnerable students. The Northwest School of Innovative Learning was Washington’s largest publicly funded...
by kids1stadvocac | Apr 15, 2025 | State
WBAA Bella’s school first suspended her in Kindergarten. Five-year-old Bella had hit a teacher’s aide and run out of the classroom. A month later, the school suspended her after she tipped over a desk and fled the school. Eight days later, she was suspended...
by kids1stadvocac | Apr 15, 2025 | Restraint & Seclusion, State
WisPolitics State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly today called for increasing the special education rate and expanding mental health training programs available to Wisconsin schools as part of the 2025-27 biennial budget. The message comes as the Wisconsin Department...
by kids1stadvocac | Apr 1, 2025 | Restraint & Seclusion, State
WBUR News The state education board advanced regulations Tuesday to further restrict controversial “timeout” and seclusion policies in schools, the next step in a years-long effort to reduce the use of the practices. There’s been growing national...
