Guest guest Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 From: National Autism Association <naa@...>Subject: Action Alert - End Abuse, Restraint, Seclusion Having trouble viewing this email? Click here ACTION ALERT!!! 19 STATES HAVE ZERO REGULATIONS PROTECTING OUR DISABLED CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS!!! STATES THAT DO HAVE REGULATIONS OR GUIDELINES ARE NOT BEING FOLLOWED BY MANY SCHOOL DISTRICTS. Our federal lawmakers say they have not heard from us on harmful restraint and seclusion!! According to a May 2009 government report on restraint and seclusion practices, an overwhelming amount of abuse, neglect, and emotional abuse is happening in schools throughout the country. THE REPORT FOUND NO FEDERAL LAWS IN PLACE THAT REGULATE RESTRAINT & SECLUSION THE REPORT REVEALED THAT STATE REGULATIONS ARE “WIDELY DIVERGENT†AND THAT 19 STATES HAVE NOTHING THAT REGULATE RESTRAINT & SECLUSION IN SCHOOLS THE REPORT REVEALED TEN CASE STUDIES WHERE CHILDREN WITH VARYING DISABILITIES DIED AS A RESULT OF RESTRAINT AND SECLUSION, WERE SERIOUSLY HARMED, OR EMOTIONALLY TRAUMATIZED BECAUSE THERE ARE NO LAWS, MANY OF THE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ABUSE STILL WORK WITHIN THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS TAKE THESE TWO STEPS IMMEDIATELY TO RAISE YOUR VOICE AND HELP OUR CHILDREN'S SAFETY BECOME A GOVERNMENT PRIORITY! STEP 1 SEND A LETTER TO FEDERAL LAWMAKERS & CALL: every member on the Education and Labor Committee needs to hear from us IMMEDIATELY. CLICK HERE for a sample letter and list of committee members. We need to show them how big our voices are! STEP 2 SEND A LETTER TO STATE LAWMAKERS & CALL: if you are in the following states, you have NO state regulations: Wisconsin, Wyoming, Vermont, South Carolina, South Dakota, North Dakota, Oklahoma, New Jersey, Nebraska, Mississippi, Missouri, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Indiana, Idaho, Florida, Georgia, Arizona. CLICK HERE for a sample letter and a link to find your state reps. For people in the other states, most of your laws aren't being consistently followed. PLEASE SEND LETTERS TO BOTH COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND STATE LAWMAKERS AND ALSO SEND A COPY TO KUTZG@.... IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THEY HEAR US ON THIS IMMEDIATELY!!! Signed, The National Autism AssociationAutism Research InstituteTalk About Curing AutismUnlocking AutismAutism OneThe Autism Human Rights and Discrimination InitiativeThe Autism TrustAutism Action NetworkSchafer Autism ReportParents in Action, PIA, Inc.Concerned Parents in Florida of Children with ASDFamilies Against Restraint and SeclusionAutism Salutes WHAT YOU CAN ALSO DO RIGHT NOW TO HELP PROTECT YOUR CHILD: VISIT WWW.NATIONALAUTISM.ORG or WWW.APRAIS.TASH.ORG TO DOWNLOAD A SAMPLE “NO CONSENT†LETTER TO PROVIDE YOUR CHILD'S TEACHERS, PRINCIPAL AND HAVE IT PLACED INTO YOUR CHILD'S IEP. For more information, visit:http://familiesagainstrestraintandseclusion.blogspot.com/http://aprais.tash.org Think Autism. Think Cure. ® Click here to visit our website Forward email This email was sent to egerpatt@... by naa@.... Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. Email Marketing by National Autism Association | 1330 W. Schatz Lane | Nixa | MO | 65714 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 Does anyone know what Ohio's state regs are regarding seclusion and restraint in public schools? We were told by legal counsel only 2 years ago that there were none specifically for schools in Ohio. Has that changed? A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 The latest thing I could find was this where some workgroup was going to submit recommendations to the governor who would issue an Executive Order: http://olrs.ohio.gov/asp/opposeworkgrouprec.asp No idea whether this applies to public schools also or only state agencies like ODJFS? > > Does anyone know what Ohio's state regs are regarding seclusion and restraint in public schools?? We were told by legal counsel only 2 years ago that there were none specifically for schools in Ohio.? Has that changed? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 Have you found anything via this link? http://nationalautismassociation.org/abuse.php > > Does anyone know what Ohio's state regs are regarding seclusion and restraint in public schools?? We were told by legal counsel only 2 years ago that there were none specifically for schools in Ohio.? Has that changed? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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