Our rules around seclusion and restraint in schools are failing children
16 December 2024
WHEN WE NEED to talk about the seclusion and restraint of disabled children in school, something has gone desperately, horribly wrong in our society. But talk about it we must, and we must continue to shine a light on the trauma hurt and pain that many children have experienced.
For those not familiar with the terms; restraint is the act of physically, mechanically or chemically subduing the body of another person. Some children we know in reported cases, for example, have been strapped into chairs against their will or held down on the floor by adults when in a highly distressed state and deemed a “danger” to themselves.
Published by The Journal, 16th December 2024