Comments on: US – 2009-2010 – S2860 – Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act http://www.dyslegia.com/2010/01/us-2009-2010-s2860-preventing-harmful-restraint-and-seclusion-in-schools-act/ New US & State Laws about Dyslexia and Reading Education Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:01:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Abigail http://www.dyslegia.com/2010/01/us-2009-2010-s2860-preventing-harmful-restraint-and-seclusion-in-schools-act/comment-page-1/#comment-145 Abigail Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:56:47 +0000 http://www.dyslegia.com/?p=246#comment-145 Thank you for sharing your experience. It's terrible that your son was treated so callously. You might be interested in seeing the transcripts and webcasts of some of the testimony that was taken before the House Committee on Labor and Education last spring; you can find that here: http://edlabor.house.gov/hearings/2009/05/examining-the-abusive-and-dead.shtml Thank you for sharing your experience. It’s terrible that your son was treated so callously.

You might be interested in seeing the transcripts and webcasts of some of the testimony that was taken before the House Committee on Labor and Education last spring; you can find that here:
http://edlabor.house.gov/hearings/2009/05/examining-the-abusive-and-dead.shtml

]]> By: Jacqueline Hanny http://www.dyslegia.com/2010/01/us-2009-2010-s2860-preventing-harmful-restraint-and-seclusion-in-schools-act/comment-page-1/#comment-141 Jacqueline Hanny Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:20:56 +0000 http://www.dyslegia.com/?p=246#comment-141 My son was 5 yrs. old when he was duct taped repeatedly at his school. He continued to be physically restrained by several adults including office staff, administrators, and a 19 1:1 aide that they felt was qualified to work with an Autistic student. I have pictures and the clothing that he can home in. To this day (age 13 now), it still bothers him that school personnel would do such a thing to him. School is suppose to be a place that is safe. All staff are suppose to be "highly qualified" yet this is not the case. How do I know? I am a special education teacher. None of his staff at his numerous IEP's would listen or follow through on the advice of the professionals that I had been working with outside of the school. The IEP "sesory diet" was never followed. At one point, on a taped IEP, the OT stated that when "He" gets out of control, they hand him a sheet of paper with a list of things to do. This individuals stated that she was qualified, yet had nothing more than a class. She was not thouroughly trained or she would have known that "sensory diets' have to be maintained throughout the day. Handing a paper to a child who can barely read and that is in a state of emotional distress is not the professional thing to do. The state needs to be aware that I have attended IEP's where nearly 20 people from the district including the director of special education have been present and none of them knew what to do for the positive benefit of my son. They have simply stated to me that they wait for him to unravel and then they pounced on him. This method taught him nothing. How many students are being Thrown Away because people like this Director do not know what to do and have their own personal agenda. I mortaged my home, got the right help and now he is in middle school doing well, but at my expense. I should NOT have to pay for a program that works because these people feel that throwing him away is an appropriate program. I would welcome someone to review my case, speak to all the attorneys that have been involved and advocates to see exactly what I am talking about. CBS ran the pictures of my son while talking about the seclusion and restrains. I called CPS and they could/would not do anything because they were school personnel. It is a shame that in America you can get away with abuse and murder if you work for the school system. My son was 5 yrs. old when he was duct taped repeatedly at his school. He continued to be physically restrained by several adults including office staff, administrators, and a 19 1:1 aide that they felt was qualified to work with an Autistic student. I have pictures and the clothing that he can home in. To this day (age 13 now), it still bothers him that school personnel would do such a thing to him. School is suppose to be a place that is safe. All staff are suppose to be “highly qualified” yet this is not the case. How do I know? I am a special education teacher. None of his staff at his numerous IEP’s would listen or follow through on the advice of the professionals that I had been working with outside of the school. The IEP “sesory diet” was never followed. At one point, on a taped IEP, the OT stated that when “He” gets out of control, they hand him a sheet of paper with a list of things to do. This individuals stated that she was qualified, yet had nothing more than a class. She was not thouroughly trained or she would have known that “sensory diets’ have to be maintained throughout the day. Handing a paper to a child who can barely read and that is in a state of emotional distress is not the professional thing to do. The state needs to be aware that I have attended IEP’s where nearly 20 people from the district including the director of special education have been present and none of them knew what to do for the positive benefit of my son. They have simply stated to me that they wait for him to unravel and then they pounced on him. This method taught him nothing. How many students are being Thrown Away because people like this Director do not know what to do and have their own personal agenda. I mortaged my home, got the right help and now he is in middle school doing well, but at my expense. I should NOT have to pay for a program that works because these people feel that throwing him away is an appropriate program. I would welcome someone to review my case, speak to all the attorneys that have been involved and advocates to see exactly what I am talking about. CBS ran the pictures of my son while talking about the seclusion and restrains. I called CPS and they could/would not do anything because they were school personnel. It is a shame that in America you can get away with abuse and murder if you work for the school system.

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