Parent/Caregiver Guide Advocacy Research

Research can be helpful in your effort to advocate for change. Here are some resources:

Recognizing Student Fear: The Elephant in the Classroom

Persistent Fear and Anxiety Can Effect Young Childrens Development

The impact of a schoolwide de-escalation intervention plan on the use of seclusion and restraint in a
special education school

Fear and blame in mental health nurses’ accounts of restrictive practices: Implications for the
elimination of seclusion and restraint

Classrooms in Crisis: Examining the Inappropriate Use of Seclusion and Restraint Practices. Hearing
before the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, Committee on
Education and Labor, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, First Session
(February 27, 2019). Serial Number 116-5

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Author

  • Amer Moosa

    Amer has a master’s degree in Bioinformatics from Johns Hopkins University. He is a native of Washington DC and lives in Potomac, Maryland. He believes that all students with disabilities should be treated with respect, compassion, and dignity. Amer is committed to bringing change in legislation that will abolish restraints and seclusion.

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