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Dangerous Use of Seclusion and Restraints in Schools Remains Widespread and Difficult to Remedy: A Review of Ten Cases. United States Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. Majority Committee Staff Report
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US Senate (NJ1), 2014
There is no evidence that physically restraining or putting children in unsupervised seclusion in the K-12 school system provides any educational or therapeutic benefit to a child. In fact, use of either seclusion or restraints in non-emergency situations poses significant physical and psychological danger to students. Yet the first round of data…
Descriptors: Discipline Policy, Discipline Problems, Punishment, Educational Research
Legal IEPs: A Common Sense Approach with Barbara Bateman. [Videotape].
Council for Exceptional Children, Reston, VA. Div. for Learning Disabilities. – 1999
In this 2-hour videotape workshop designed for teachers, administrators, parents, and others, Dr. Barbara Bateman answers many key questions that have been raised about Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) since the 1997 amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the 1999 regulations. The videotape reviews the…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Discipline
Functional Behavioral Assessment and IDEA '97: Legal and Practice Considerations.
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Yell, Mitchell L.; Katsiyannis, Antonis – Preventing School Failure, 2000
This article reviews and analyzes the functional behavioral assessment (FBA) requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 1997 and its regulations. It explores school district obligations under the law, including the need for training faculty to conduct FBAs, adhere to the procedures of IDEA, and provide quality…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Compliance (Legal), Educational Improvement