In the most recent data, U.S. schools reported 390,575 uses of physical restraint and seclusion in a single school year. That's hundreds of thousands of kids held down on the ground, held up against walls, dragged down halls, and placed in solitary confinement.&nbsp;
It would be one thing if these were true emergency situations (as most states' laws allow for these practices), but the 5+ physical restraints or seclusions used on students every minute of the school year are almost entirely used on students with disabilities: 4 out of 5, in fact.&nbsp;
It is imperative that we stop the harm. This is a civil rights issue. This is a school staff training issue.
The Keeping All Students Safe Act ("KASSA") (<a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6617" target="_self">H.R.6617</a> / <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3448" target="_self">S.3448</a>) not only bans the most dangerous practices (seclusion, prone restraint, chemical restraint), it provides schools with support to train staff in evidence-based practices.
Far too many students are physically managed in school when there are safe, effective alternatives to meet their needs out there.&nbsp;
Without federal action, kids are left to the luck of the draw on what state they live in - the laws that seek to regulate restraint and seclusion in school are a patchwork of state efforts that mostly all fall short of KASSA's promises.
Join us in support of kids, in support of KASSA!

End Seclusion and Dangerous Restraints in School - Pass KASSA!

Please join me in supporting the The Keeping All Students Safe Act ("KASSA") (H.R.6617 / S.3448).

In the most recent data, U.S. schools reported 390,575 uses of physical restraint and seclusion in a single school year. That's hundreds of thousands of kids held down on the ground, held up against walls, dragged down halls, and placed in solitary confinement. 

It would be one thing if these were true emergency situations (as most states' laws allow for these practices), but the 5+ physical restraints or seclusions used on students every minute of the school year are almost entirely used on students with disabilities: 4 out of 5, in fact.

It is imperative that we stop the harm. This is a civil rights issue. This is a school staff training issue.

KASSA not only bans the most dangerous practices (seclusion, prone restraint, chemical restraint), it provides schools with support to train staff in evidence-based practices.

Far too many students are physically managed in school when there are safe, effective alternatives to meet their needs out there. 

Without federal action, kids are left to the luck of the draw on what state they live in - the laws that seek to regulate restraint and seclusion in school are a patchwork of state efforts that mostly all fall short of KASSA's promises.

Join us in support of kids, in support of KASSA!

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