There is increased scrutiny of the use of restraint and seclusion in our nation’s public schools. National and local media outlets have reported children being injured or even killed as a result of being restrained or secluded in school.1 Advocacy organizations for people with disabilities, including the federally-established Protection and Advocacy (P & A) organizations, have reported that children with disabilities have been inappropriately restrained and secluded in schools and have called for further attention to the restraint and seclusion of children in schools.

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Dr. Joseph Ryan, professor of education in the Eugene T. Moore School of Education at Clemson University leads a discussion on the importance of policies protecting students from inappropriate use of seclusion and restraint. The panel includes Dr. Reece Peterson of the University of Nebraska; Daniel Stewart, an attorney with the Minnesota Disability Law Center; and Bill Lichtenstein, the parent of an abused child.