Re: HR 4247 Passes House Committee...

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From: Mr Wonderful <rick_tallman1@...>

Subject: [ ] HR 4247 Passes House Committee...

To:

Date: Saturday, February 6, 2010, 6:39 AM

 

 

UNITED STATES CONGRESS

 

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Salmanowitz () 202.226.0853

Todd Weiner (Mc Rodgers) 202.225.2006

 

Bipartisan Legislation to Prevent Abuse in Schools Clears House Committee

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Education and Labor Committee today passed

bipartisan legislation to make classrooms safer for students and school staff by

preventing the misuse of restraint and seclusion.  The Committee passed the

Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act (H.R. 4227) by a vote

of 34 to 10.

 

A U.S. Government Accountability Office report released last spring exposed

hundreds of cases of schoolchildren being abused as a result of inappropriate

uses of restraint and seclusion, often involving untrained staff. In some cases,

children died. A disproportionate number of these victims were students with

disabilities. In some of the cases GAO investigated, ropes, duct tape, chairs

with straps and bungee cords were used to restrain or isolate young children.

 

“This bill makes clear that there is no place in our schools for abuse and

torture,†said U.S. Rep. (D-CA), chairman of the House Education

and Labor Committee. “The egregious abuse of a child should not be considered

less criminal because it happens in a classroom -- it should be the opposite.

I’m proud that this bill has bipartisan support and I hope the full House will

vote on it soon.â€

 

“I’m pleased that H.R. 4247, the Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion

in Schools Act, was reported out of Committee today. This is a victory for

students, parents, families, educators, and advocates who have worked tirelessly

to ensure the health and safety of children in schools,†said U.S. Rep.

Mc Rodgers (R-WA), a member of the House Education and Labor Committee and

vice chair of the House Republican Conference. “When I send my son Cole to

school, I send him with the expectation that he is safe from danger.  Yet,

there have been hundreds of cases in which schoolchildren were harmed as a

result of inappropriate uses of restraint and seclusion.  Our bill is a long

stride forward in ensuring that our tax dollars are not used to abuse

children.  I look forward to working with Chairman and my colleagues to

pass this bill through Congress this year, and have it signed into law.â€

 

Unlike in hospitals and other medical and community-based facilities that

receive federal health funding, there are currently no federal laws addressing

restraint and seclusion in schools. While the Children’s Health Act of 2000

regulates how and when restraint and seclusion can be used on children in these

other settings, this bill would cover schools for the first time.  State

regulation and oversight varies greatly; many states provide no guidance or

assistance regarding these behavioral interventions.

 

The Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act will, for the

first time, put in place minimum safety standards to prevent abusive restraint

and seclusion in schools across the country, similar to protections already in

place in medical and community based facilities. After two years, states will

need to have their own policies in place to meet these minimum standards. It

would apply to public schools, private schools and preschools receiving federal

education support. Specifically the legislation would:

·         Limit physical restraint and locked seclusion, allowing these

interventions only when there is imminent danger of injury, and only when

imposed by trained staff;

·         Outlaw mechanical restraints, such as strapping kids to

chairs, and prohibit restraints that restrict breathing;

·         Require schools to notify parents after incidents when

restraint or seclusion was used;

·         Encourage states to provide support and training to better

protect students and prevent the need for emergency behavioral interventions;

and

·         Increase transparency, oversight and enforcement tools to

prevent future abuse.

The legislation embodies principles outlined by the Obama administration in

December. It has the support of nearly 100 organizations, including the National

School Boards Association, the National Education Association, and the American

Federation of Teachers. See a full list of supporters here: http://edlabor.

house.gov/ blog/2010/ 01/supporters- of-the-preventin g-h.shtml

 

first requested the GAO investigation in January 2009, after the National

Disability Rights Network released a report highlighting these abuses.

 

For more information about the bill, click here.

 

To learn more about definitions in the bill, click here.

 

To learn more about the myths/facts in regards to this bill, click here.

 

 

Man will ultimately be governed by God or by tyrants.

Make yourselves sheep and the wolves will eat you.

Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.

Ben lin

[Guest guest]

I don't really understand why these Bills are even necessary. Aren't things

like tying up children, choking or restraint that inhibits breathing covered

under current assault and abuse laws?

Good job at getting some solid legislation in place, but I'm always amazed at

how the courts need it spelled out to them.

It will be interesting to see what will be allowed as restraint. I feel for the

teachers and caregivers who are responsible for some of our more difficult

children. Balancing safety of the child and those around him/her has got to be

tough. I realize there are bad people out there who treat our children like

dirt. They deserve to be prosecuted and terminated (from school; maybe some

permanently from earth!). I applaud your efforts to help weed out those

horrible people so our kids are safer.

Caregivers and teachers of special education children and adults are UNDERPAID

and ignored. I think, as it currently stands, the job of caring for our most

vulnerable individuals tends to fall to those with little skills to handle them.

It should be treated as a profession, not a lower class job.

Mr. Wonderful, you are awesome. This will be quite important to many parents in

the next decade, because we can't get our heads out of our a**es to work on

prevention of neurological damage to our babies.

Sorry. Just having a bad morning. Marital stress! I *am* proud of your work.

Pam

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> WASHINGTON, D.C. †" The House Education and Labor Committee today passed

bipartisan legislation to make classrooms safer for students and school staff by

preventing the misuse of restraint and seclusion.  The Committee passed the

Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act (H.R. 4227) by a vote

of 34 to 10.

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> A U.S. Government Accountability Office report released last spring exposed

hundreds of cases of schoolchildren being abused as a result of inappropriate

uses of restraint and seclusion, often involving untrained staff. In some cases,

children died. A disproportionate number of these victims were students with

disabilities. In some of the cases GAO investigated, ropes, duct tape, chairs

with straps and bungee cords were used to restrain or isolate young children.

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> “This bill makes clear that there is no place in our schools for abuse and

torture,†said U.S. Rep. (D-CA), chairman of the House Education

and Labor Committee. “The egregious abuse of a child should not be considered

less criminal because it happens in a classroom -- it should be the opposite.

I’m proud that this bill has bipartisan support and I hope the full House will

vote on it soon.â€

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> “I’m pleased that H.R. 4247, the Preventing Harmful Restraint and

Seclusion in Schools Act, was reported out of Committee today. This is a victory

for students, parents, families, educators, and advocates who have worked

tirelessly to ensure the health and safety of children in schools,†said U.S.

Rep. Mc Rodgers (R-WA), a member of the House Education and Labor

Committee and vice chair of the House Republican Conference. “When I send my

son Cole to school, I send him with the expectation that he is safe from

danger.  Yet, there have been hundreds of cases in which schoolchildren were

harmed as a result of inappropriate uses of restraint and seclusion.  Our bill

is a long stride forward in ensuring that our tax dollars are not used to abuse

children.  I look forward to working with Chairman and my colleagues to

pass this bill through Congress this year, and have it signed into law.â€

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> Unlike in hospitals and other medical and community-based facilities that

receive federal health funding, there are currently no federal laws addressing

restraint and seclusion in schools. While the Children’s Health Act of 2000

regulates how and when restraint and seclusion can be used on children in these

other settings, this bill would cover schools for the first time.  State

regulation and oversight varies greatly; many states provide no guidance or

assistance regarding these behavioral interventions.

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> The Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act will, for the

first time, put in place minimum safety standards to prevent abusive restraint

and seclusion in schools across the country, similar to protections already in

place in medical and community based facilities. After two years, states will

need to have their own policies in place to meet these minimum standards. It

would apply to public schools, private schools and preschools receiving federal

education support. Specifically the legislation would:

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> ·         Limit physical restraint and locked seclusion, allowing

these interventions only when there is imminent danger of injury, and only when

imposed by trained staff;

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> ·         Outlaw mechanical restraints, such as strapping kids to

chairs, and prohibit restraints that restrict breathing;

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> ·         Require schools to notify parents after incidents when

restraint or seclusion was used;

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> ·         Encourage states to provide support and training to better

protect students and prevent the need for emergency behavioral interventions;

and

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> ·         Increase transparency, oversight and enforcement tools to

prevent future abuse.

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> The legislation embodies principles outlined by the Obama administration in

December. It has the support of nearly 100 organizations, including the National

School Boards Association, the National Education Association, and the American

Federation of Teachers. See a full list of supporters here: http://edlabor.

house.gov/ blog/2010/ 01/supporters- of-the-preventin g-h.shtml

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National Disability Rights Network released a report highlighting these abuses.

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> For more information about the bill, click here.

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> To learn more about definitions in the bill, click here.

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> To learn more about the myths/facts in regards to this bill, click here.

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> Man will ultimately be governed by God or by tyrants.

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> Make yourselves sheep and the wolves will eat you.

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> Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.

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[Guest guest]

This bill is a loss for our kids, not a victory. It does not change anything,

it's pure propaganda.

All this bill does it make it APPEAR that something useful has been done to

protect our kids. The wording of it states that kids can be drugged and

physically restrained, as usual, if they pose a danger to themselves or others.

Since ALL autistic kids are a hazard to themselves and others when out of their

minds in meltdowns, the bill clearly states that it is OK to restrain them

and/or drug them.

The ONLY way to end restraint of autistic kids is to cure them.

Anyone who supported this bill without forcing the authors to include language

about curing the damned autism is an absolute imbecile and no friend of autistic

children.

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> > Salmanowitz () 202.226.0853

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> > Todd Weiner (Mc Rodgers) 202.225.2006

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> > Bipartisan Legislation to Prevent Abuse in Schools Clears House Committee

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> > WASHINGTON, D.C. †" The House Education and Labor Committee today passed

bipartisan legislation to make classrooms safer for students and school staff by

preventing the misuse of restraint and seclusion.  The Committee passed the

Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act (H.R. 4227) by a vote

of 34 to 10.

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> > A U.S. Government Accountability Office report released last spring exposed

hundreds of cases of schoolchildren being abused as a result of inappropriate

uses of restraint and seclusion, often involving untrained staff. In some cases,

children died. A disproportionate number of these victims were students with

disabilities. In some of the cases GAO investigated, ropes, duct tape, chairs

with straps and bungee cords were used to restrain or isolate young children.

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> > “This bill makes clear that there is no place in our schools for abuse and

torture,†said U.S. Rep. (D-CA), chairman of the House Education

and Labor Committee. “The egregious abuse of a child should not be considered

less criminal because it happens in a classroom -- it should be the opposite.

I’m proud that this bill has bipartisan support and I hope the full House will

vote on it soon.â€

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> > “I’m pleased that H.R. 4247, the Preventing Harmful Restraint and

Seclusion in Schools Act, was reported out of Committee today. This is a victory

for students, parents, families, educators, and advocates who have worked

tirelessly to ensure the health and safety of children in schools,†said U.S.

Rep. Mc Rodgers (R-WA), a member of the House Education and Labor

Committee and vice chair of the House Republican Conference. “When I send my

son Cole to school, I send him with the expectation that he is safe from

danger.  Yet, there have been hundreds of cases in which schoolchildren were

harmed as a result of inappropriate uses of restraint and seclusion.  Our bill

is a long stride forward in ensuring that our tax dollars are not used to abuse

children.  I look forward to working with Chairman and my colleagues to

pass this bill through Congress this year, and have it signed into law.â€

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> > Unlike in hospitals and other medical and community-based facilities that

receive federal health funding, there are currently no federal laws addressing

restraint and seclusion in schools. While the Children’s Health Act of 2000

regulates how and when restraint and seclusion can be used on children in these

other settings, this bill would cover schools for the first time.  State

regulation and oversight varies greatly; many states provide no guidance or

assistance regarding these behavioral interventions.

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> > The Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act will, for the

first time, put in place minimum safety standards to prevent abusive restraint

and seclusion in schools across the country, similar to protections already in

place in medical and community based facilities. After two years, states will

need to have their own policies in place to meet these minimum standards. It

would apply to public schools, private schools and preschools receiving federal

education support. Specifically the legislation would:

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> > ·         Limit physical restraint and locked seclusion, allowing

these interventions only when there is imminent danger of injury, and only when

imposed by trained staff;

> >

> > ·         Outlaw mechanical restraints, such as strapping kids to

chairs, and prohibit restraints that restrict breathing;

> >

> > ·         Require schools to notify parents after incidents when

restraint or seclusion was used;

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> > ·         Encourage states to provide support and training to

better protect students and prevent the need for emergency behavioral

interventions; and

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> > ·         Increase transparency, oversight and enforcement tools to

prevent future abuse.

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> > The legislation embodies principles outlined by the Obama administration in

December. It has the support of nearly 100 organizations, including the National

School Boards Association, the National Education Association, and the American

Federation of Teachers. See a full list of supporters here: http://edlabor.

house.gov/ blog/2010/ 01/supporters- of-the-preventin g-h.shtml

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National Disability Rights Network released a report highlighting these abuses.

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> > For more information about the bill, click here.

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> > To learn more about definitions in the bill, click here.

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> > Make yourselves sheep and the wolves will eat you.

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> > Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.

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> > Ben lin

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