Isolated in Vermont: Trauma lasts a lifetime
I want to preface this by explaining that I only write this anonymously because I don't want colleges or future employers to look my name up and read about my childhood... Read more.
A mother tells Round Rock ISD it is time to end the systemic culture of abuse
What follows is the written transcript of public comment delivered to the Round Rock, Texas, Independent School District school board by Tatiana Alfano. Tatiana's... Read more.
Invisible Voices: Wednesday’s Children
The school-to-prison pipeline exist for the rest of the country despite local, state, and national efforts. Why? Inadequate funding and resources for schools, harsh... Read more.
Invisible voices: Victims of corporal punishment in the 20th century Catholic School System
Anyone who attended Catholic school during the 1950's, ‘60s, and ’70s will attest to the fact that no one does better punishment, seclusion, restraint, and isolation... Read more.
Back to school can be a challenging time for neurodivergent students
Back to school is generally seen as a time for new clothes, new teachers, and new challenges for students of all ages. To autistic students, students with genetic... Read more.
Problematic Behavioral Intervention Strategies: It’s not working for the child (Part 2)
One of the key issues with Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is the approach to identifying the function of behavior. PBIS guidance suggests... Read more.
Problematic Behavioral Intervention Strategies: Assumptions about behavior (Part 1)
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is an evidence-based tiered framework intended to improve and integrate all data, systems, and practices... Read more.
Safety First: A quick start guide for parents working to keep their kids safe from restraint, seclusion, suspension, and expulsion
When I held each of my two kids as newborns, I promised to keep each of them as safe as possible. I know that the world isn't fair and that no parent can (or should)... Read more.
These Things Go in a Closet
These things go in a closet. Kids don’t belong in a closet in school. These things go in a closet. Putting kids in a closet is cruel. Putting kids in a closet... Read more.
The Impulsive Princess
School is hard. A classmate told my mom I wasn't a real Princess. My mom said, "How do you know she isn't a real Princess?" I Iaughed.This Princess is restrained... Read more.