Yahoo

School officials say use of seclusion rooms is dropping; some education advocates disagree

District leaders and community members spent much of the fall debating the use of seclusion rooms in schools across New Hanover County. As that debate raged in public, it appears the use of these ...
Star-News

School seclusion rooms: What are they, why are they used and are they safe for students?

The special education classroom in Forest Hills Elementary is decorated from floor to ceiling with reminders for students: "what zone are you in?" one sign reads, with characters from the Disney Pixar ...
9NEWS

Monitored seclusion rooms: What is and isn't allowed?

DENVER — The Denver Police Department opened an investigation into a monitored seclusion room at McAuliffe International School on Friday after Denver school board Vice President Auon'tai Anderson ...
Portland Press Herald

Debate over schools’ seclusion rooms continues while state and national legislation looks at reporting, prohibiting use

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Yahoo

‘Higher than what we reported’: OK school districts say OSDE data on ‘seclusion room’ usage isn’t correct

STILLWATER, Okla. (KFOR) — News 4 requested data from the Oklahoma State Department of Education to find out how many districts actively use seclusion rooms and how many times those rooms have been ...
The Denver Post

Fired principal defends “seclusion room” at Denver school, saying students were monitored through window

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... McAuliffe International School Principal Kurt Dennis (Photo via Denver Public Schools) Former Principal Kurt Dennis is defending his decision to place ...
koaa

In wake of McAuliffe ‘seclusion room’ controversy, a Colorado lawmaker wants to introduce a bill to ban them

DENVER – A Colorado lawmaker has committed to sponsoring a bill to ban seclusion rooms at all Colorado K-12 schools in the wake of the controversy at McAuliffe International School in Denver. Last ...
KSHB Kansas City

Olathe mother loses battle over seclusion room

An Olathe mother of a boy who has autism has lost her case against the city’s school district. The use of a safe or seclusion room for Toni Donahue's 10-year-old son, Drake, is at the center of her ...
The Gazette

Violence usually triggers use of school seclusion rooms — but not always

School seclusion rooms are usually used as intended in Eastern Iowa school districts -- as a last resort to keep students from harming themselves or others. But not always. The Gazette found reports ...
Portland Press Herald

SAD 75 interim superintendent responds to questions about seclusion rooms

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The Gazette

New seclusion room to be built at Iowa City High

IOWA CITY — The Iowa City school board this week approved a classroom remodeling project at City High School that includes adding a seclusion room. The $24,000 project will renovate existing cardio, ...