Hi Parents,
I cried when I read the report last night that was released by COPAA, the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, of which I’m a member. One of COPAA’s primary missions is to wipe out abuse of children with disabilities in school by persuading Congress to adopt legislation to protect our children.
“In March-April 2009, we conducted a survey that >Click here to read the full report.
identified 143 cases in which children were subjected to aversive interventions.
We received reports of children subject to prone restraints; injured by larger
adults who restrained them; tied, taped and trapped in chairs and equipment;
forced into locked seclusion rooms; made to endure pain, humiliation and
deprived of basic necessities, and subjected to a variety of other abusive
techniques. The most recent report involved events revealed to the parent only
in the last month: a father learned that his 8 year old son was restrained 60
times over a 9-10 month period.”
Until next time, hopefully in a world where people understand that abuse is not education.
Yael
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