Restraint & Seclusion - Violent Lessons

[grayspeak]

In defense, it's an unfortunate truth many teachers r not trained in the proper methods o/caring for special needs kids. I worked for an Autism Intervantion Center. We strove to educate and enrich the lives of Autistic children in the comfort of their own homes. We were shown a restraint method which did not utilize our hands, but arms -a gentle but strong method used for the sole purpose of calming the child by creating a 'bubble' around them. It worked in moments, & we were back to learning.

[gregorkrause]

01:27 what song was being sung?

[DaltonMan321]

I got physically uncomfortable from watching this. I've been a victim of excessive restraints myself as a little boy and this opens up various emotional scars I've gotten from mistreatment from both my parents and a few various staff members from schools, and later group homes.

This issue needs to be focused on way more than anything else.

[yaddleskidaddle]

"sit sit sit right now" LISTEN TO THE CHILD. SHE MEANS IT!

[trumpetgirl2008]

In defense of the teachers, most of them are simply not trained to handle children with disabilities. I'm a current education major. I have to take ONE class in special education, and that's more of a "these are what symptoms of autism are, these are what symptoms of fragile x are", nothing about how to work with students who have these disabilities. If you've never been taught how you should handle an autistic child, can you be truly blamed for doing it wrong?

[YoukoKuwabara]

thank you so much as a disabled person I came from the time of the room and the school blaming the parents for their short comings

[johnny10301968]

This is ABUSE.

[uncommonsense25]

We continue to build schools with seclusion rooms for children with disabilities. Restraint is being used for discipline and this MUST stop! My son with Down Syndrome started experiencing restraints and seclusion at the age of 6.

[Napalmxxx2]

is it me or is that kid being restrained/pounded christian weston chandler? anyone whose seen the site called the CWCki knows who Im talking about.

[annam20]

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[im2old4that]

If this was discipline, then why would a parent who did this be jailed! These animals claim that it is their job and abuse our children with impunity because they are employeed by the school. Schools can report parents for abuse, take our children from us, bar us from seeing them, but WE as parents would go to jail if we did the same. Where is the justice?

[paulaegraham]

I suppose it would be better to let them loose on the rest of the kids when they are kicking like that.

For some kids, restraint is the only intimacy they can handle.

[annam20]

@paulaegraham I allowed this comment to show what our children actually have to deal with.There is nothing "intimate" about restraint. Restraint should only be used when there is imminent danger. Restraint is not therapy, it causes physical & emotionsl harm! Your archaic thinking puts our children in danger. Please do some research & educate yourself, especially if you work with autistic children.

[paulaegraham]

Any physical contact is intimate for a person who has intimacy issues. I have seen severly RAD kids, who would try to be passively restrained because to them it is a less dangerous intimacy than something that demands more emotional connection, but they have a staff member's full attention.

[paulaegraham]

Passive restraint causes a lot less physical damage than leaving a raging child in a room with windows or brick walls. Because they punch anything in sight and end up either cut (windows) or with broken knuckles (walls).

If other children are in the classroom their safety is also at issue.

[paulaegraham]

I teach children from 10-19. Their parents didn't want to restrain, or, God forbid, swat.

Then when time yeilds the seeds they have sown, and they are faced with a defiant, selfish, disrespecful monster. They are quick to put their kids in our bootcamp type program where they not only have to face discipline for the first time, but live with older kids who have been in gangs, are molestors, etc.

For those people I have absolute contempt.

[annam20]

@paulaegraham We are talking about special needs children. These children are autistic not all the lovely names you just used. I hope you arent working with special needs children.

[paulaegraham]

@annam20 They weren't hurt. They were merely held so they couldn't move.  More often than was necesary probably.

However, it isn't like they were beaten. It's not like they waer allowed to beat each other either.

[paulaegraham]

I would rather risk immaginary "physical and emotional harm" than have my child grow into many of the kids who come here unnecesarily.

[PinkPunkyKat]

Responsible teachers make the other children leave the room.

[HenryJTwist]

A child can hurt itself in any form of restriant. ESPECIALLY HANDCUFFS!

[joyangels4caylee]

that crazy, i have a daughter with autism... you can watch my daughter at joyangels4caylee

[yeokanta]

i hope you are being sarcastic, if not, your comments are very disturbing

[TashaRichardsonFan]

Horrible:(

[cne08]

ABUSE!

[arlena007]

Yeah and Wayne county West Verginia too.

[arlena007]

My son has been pulled out of the public-school system twice for this outrage! My son still has a scar on his left arm for being made to sit in a "self-control" chair

for not completing a homework assignment! He also has been the victim of prone restraint. How about every parent going through this hell marching up the steps of the white-house? That is why I am home-schooling my son, at least I know my son is safer at home than at school.

Arlena Zeek

[YoukoKuwabara]

@arlena007 thank you no one listens about the special eds kids getting hurt and restrained for not doing homework

[cmvmom]

This made me cry

[Duvmasta]

It breaks my heart to see my own kind being restrained like that while they plead for mercy. But sometimes, it is a neccessary evil, some of those children have records of harming themselves or others, or who constantly try to hurt people. I agree with you, children could get hurt or die, and these restraints could be exploited by teachers with corrupt ideologies who will use these methods for such mundane penalties i.e, not blowing your nose as quoted in this movie, or even swearing.

[arlena007]

It would indeed be better if the school informs the parent upfront about their restraint and seclusion policys. I had to find everything out the hard way. They lied to me so many times that it made it impossible for me to believe anything that they had to say. The Schools are not safe for our children to go anymore. I am lucky that my son has high-functioning Autism and told me that he did'nt want to go back because they hurt him.

[aware4autism]

Positive Behavior Support Works!

22 states have NO LAW regarding restraint and seclusion in public schools! Call your lawmakers, demand change for these children!

[arlena007]

I agree, every parent should get involved.

Because tragically this is a nationwide epidemic that will not go away if we let the school system politics dictate how our child is to be treated. This is worse than the era of hitler wanting to get rid of Jews when our society wishes that our special needs children would just go away? That is how the public-school system sadly thinks of our children

[monkeyuncle99]

Holy Cow! Nancy Go Get Saint Lucie County Next!!!