Posts filed under: restraints

May 23, 2011
The Pueblo (Co.) Chieftain
City schools didn't violate girl's rights, judge rules
Pueblo City Schools didn't violate the rights of a special needs student, who at times was unable to control herself, by repeatedly confining her in a restraint device, a judge has ruled.

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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), education, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, K-12, public policy, restraints

June 14, 2010
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
State inspectors' reports find shoddy conditions at Mental Health Complex
Milwaukee County comes under fire by state inspectors for shoddy conditions at the Mental Health Complex, including a series of fire and other patient safety violations, in three reports released Monday.

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Filed Under: healthcare, long-term care, psychiatric disability, public policy, restraints

June 6, 2010
Houston Chronicle
Kids choked, stripped, beaten at facilities
Workers at a center for distressed children provoked seven developmentally disabled girls into a fight of biting and bruising as staffers laughed, cheered and promised the winners a precious prize: after-school snacks.

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Filed Under: developmental disability, healthcare, housing, long-term care, public policy, restraints

May 25, 2010
KSL-TV (Salt Lake City)
KSL 5 News investigates use of Rifton chair in Granite School District classroom
The Granite Police District and the Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) are investigating how a Rifton chair is being used in a special-needs preschool class.

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Filed Under: education, K-12, restraints