Category: Restraint
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Idahoans for Safe Schools urges the State Board of Education to ban the use of seclusion, and corporal punishment
Charmaine Thaner is a special education advocate, an experienced public speaker, a parent, and a changemaker in Idaho. On December 21st, Charmaine attended an Idaho State Board of Education meeting in Boise, Idaho, to share her story and encourage the members of the Board of Education to end the use of seclusion and corporal punishment in Idaho…
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It’s time to end seclusion in Idaho schools
Tracie Boyer is a mother and advocate in Idaho. On December 21st, she attended an Idaho State Board of Education meeting in Boise, Idaho, to share her story and encourage the members of the Board of Education to end the use of seclusion and address the issue of behaviorism in Idaho schools. What follows is…
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The Alliance Against Seclusion and Restraint is looking for volunteers in Canada
We are making some progress in Canada on the issue of Seclusion and Restraint to light in recent national media and public discussion, but we need your help! We currently have only one Canadian, Chantelle Hyde, on our volunteer team. Chantelle has been working hard, meeting with public officials, and informing them about this heartbreaking…
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Crisis Prevention Institute and the Alliance Against Seclusion and Restraint Announce Collaborative Initiatives
Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI), the world’s leading provider of de-escalation and crisis prevention training, announces a partnership with the Alliance Against Seclusion and Restraint (AASR) and its founder and executive director, Guy Stephens. CPI and AASR are committed to eliminating seclusion and reducing the use of physical restraints in schools nationwide. This partnership aims to build upon CPI’s…
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Support our Documentary: Restrained and Secluded in the Schoolhouse
In this full-length documentary film, we plan to raise awareness about the use of restraint and seclusion in schools nationwide. We want the audience to understand the harm of using these aversive techniques. Children, teachers, and staff are traumatized and injured, and far too many children have died due to restraint and seclusion. There is…
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Support our mission this Giving Tuesday
This Giving Tuesday, there are several ways you can support the work of the Alliance Against Seclusion and Restraint. Your contribution is more than just a donation; it helps us create safer schools for students, teachers, and staff. Your donation helps us promote a trauma-informed, neuroscience-aligned, relationship-driven approach to supporting all children. We can and…
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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 trauma. I attended kindergarten through 4th grade in a Vermont Public School. I am now in High School. Last year a letter was written…
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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 son Quintin was thrown into a “cool down” room by a school administrator.
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Maryland State Education Association suggest that definitions in a new law are riddled with exceptions, making application difficult
The Maryland State Education Association (MSEA) posted an article on their website on October 6th regarding a new law in Maryland (HB1255) which aims to reduce and eliminate restraint and seclusion in Maryland schools. In the article, the unspecified author states, “The definitions in the law are riddled with exceptions, making application difficult.” The article…
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Could the First Amendment to the United States Constitution protect your child from physical restraint, seclusion, and corporal punishment?
One day while browsing my overflowing email inbox, I noticed an email from The Satanic Temple (TST). Initially, I assumed it was probably another spam email message. However, when I scanned the subject line, I saw ‘The Satanic Temple’s “Protect Children Project.”‘ Well, this sounded interesting, so I decided to read the email. The email…