Click here for this Alert: Alert! Keeping All Students Safe Act (S.2020)
Please email your Senators and ask them to cosponsor the Keeping All Students Safe Act (S.2020).
This bill will protect children nationwide from restraint and seclusion in schools.
The need for this legislation is exemplified yet again in a horrific a situation in Middletown, CT regarding the use of school seclusion rooms.
The situation described by parents and students in this report is horrific and abusive. Aptly termed “scream rooms” in this media report, such seclusion rooms are exactly what the Federal bill, S. 2020, pending in the Senate seeks to eliminate.
Senator Tom Harkin (Chair, Health Education Labor and Pension Committee) introduced S. 2020 in December. The bill would ban physical restraint except in emergency situations when there is an immediate threat of serious bodily injury.
The bill bans seclusion (confinement) of children in locked rooms or rooms from which they cannot exit. It bans life-threatening restraint that interferes with breathing or the ability to communicate, and mechanical and chemical restraints. It requires schools to notify parents within 24 hours of restraint.
General News, Articles, Information
The Wrights Law Special Ed Advocate January 24, 2011
Most Parents Pleased With Role In Child's IEP
Developing a special education program for any child can be a contentious process, but new research suggests most parents are satisfied with their inclusion at IEP meetings. Click here to read more.
Study: Teach children with autism to solve problems mentally
Students with autism who learn to mentally talk through issues may improve their problem-solving skills and increase their chances of living independently as adults, a study found. Researchers found that children with autism who are less likely to solve problems out loud also may be less likely to use inner speech to solve problems as they age, a technique seen in children without the disorder as part of their development. The researchers said teaching the strategy to children with autism could have positive long-term implications for them. Click here to read more.
Research looks at other disabilities in children with autism
A survey in the journal Pediatrics of an estimated 92,000 parents showed that the youngest children with an autism spectrum disorder were more prone to learning disabilities or delayed development, while elementary-school children had more anxiety and teens were more likely to have mild speech disorders and seizures. Click here to read more.
Adolescents with Autism Spend Free Time Using Solitary, Screen-Based Media
(Information Provided by Autism Society of America)
Children with autism spectrum disorders tend to be fascinated by
screen-based technology. A new study by a University of Missouri
researcher found that adolescents with autism spend the majority of
their free time using non-social media, including television and
video-games. Click here to read more.
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