Lisa Hernandez – Opening Doors to Safer and More Inclusive Schools

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Lisa Hernandez

Lisa is an attorney in NJ representing students and employees with disabilities. Her education law practice is dear to her heart and began as a result of navigating her own autistic son’s struggles in the public school system. While Lisa’s family has not been personally impacted by R&S (thankfully), she sees it far too often in her work, and it is one of the most gut-wrenching aspects of special education law. Lisa believes if there were a ban on R&S, school districts would be forced to (1) become trauma-informed, which would benefit the entire student population, and (2) provide appropriate and effective supports and placements for students with disabilities.

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Advocacy, Data, Education, Restraint

Impact of Seclusion and Restraint on Post High School Outcomes

by Lisa Hernandez January 12, 2024 0

As an attorney practicing in the areas of education and discrimination, seclusion and restraint in schools are a particularly concerning problem. Data suggests that... Read more.