Special Education Law and Advocacy
Senate Hearing on Restraint and Seclusion: “Beyond Seclusion and Restraint: Creating Positive Learning Environments for All Students.” Postponed until Thursday, July 12, 2012, 10:30 AM, Location TBA. June 28, 2012, Continue Reading →
On May 9, Congressman George Miller delivered a floor speech urging Congress to pass the Keeping All Students Safe Act, H.R. 1381, and protect children from abusive restraint and seclusion. Continue Reading →
I have a 10 year old son who has Down syndrome. He is significantly developmentally delayed and does not speak. His teacher decided to make a storage closet in his Continue Reading →
by Tricia and Calvin Luker, www.ourchildrenleftbehind.com Earlier this year, Congressman George Miller introduced and championed the “Keeping All Students Safe Act” in the House of Representatives. Miller’s bill took substantial Continue Reading →
In their article, Eye on the Prize: Keeping All Children Safe, Tricia and Calvin Luker, from Our Children Left Behind, provide a summary of the provisions passed by the House Continue Reading →
On Tuesday, July 13, we received the text of an article, “Preventing Harmful Restraint/Seclusion in Schools Act” by Jess Butler, Esq. Jess is the Congressional Affairs Coordinator for the Autism Continue Reading →
Call your Senators and ask them to pass S.2860, the restraint/seclusion bill as it passed the House. Dial 202-224-3121 or go to http://www.senate.gov, click on Senators for contact information (including Continue Reading →
Federal minimum standards are needed so that school children are protected from abusive seclusion and restraint practices, regardless of where they live. On February 2, 2010,The National Disability Rights Network Continue Reading →
The House Committee on Education and Labor will mark up the Congressional restraint/seclusion bill this Thursday, February 4. During mark-up, the Congressional Committee will consider the bill and any proposed Continue Reading →
The House Committee on Education and Labor will mark up the Congressional restraint/seclusion bill this Thursday, February 4. During mark-up, the Congressional Committee will consider the bill and any proposed Continue Reading →
