by kids1stadvocac | Feb 25, 2025 | Restraint & Seclusion, State Archive
FOX news 13 When Stephanie Merrill read the first substitute of a bill that would ban seclusion in Utah schools, she was “completely overjoyed.” “It took me totally by surprise,” added her husband, Craig Merrill, in a recent interview with FOX 13 News. “I thought,...
by kids1stadvocac | Feb 25, 2025 | State Archive
West Virginia Watch West Virginia lawmakers are trying again this year to address worsening elementary student behavior that has interrupted classroom instruction time and put some teachers in danger. The Republican-backed measure, which the House Education Committee...
by kids1stadvocac | Feb 6, 2025 | Restraint & Seclusion, State Archive
CT News Junkie At the Center for Children’s Advocacy, we continue to hear from families concerned about children with disabilities who are injured or traumatized in school after being subjected to physical force and isolation. As the former state Child Advocate, I...
by kids1stadvocac | Feb 6, 2025 | Federal Archive, Restraint & Seclusion
CBS Colorado A sweeping federal investigation into the Douglas County School District has unearthed hundreds of allegations of systemic discrimination and mistreatment, with families and advocates calling for urgent reform to protect students from racial harassment...
