Seclusion and Restraint

June 13, 2023

Final settlement lands in seclusion-and-restraint lawsuit at Concord school

Monitoring, staff training part of agreement between plaintiffs and Contra Costa County Office of Education.

Carolyn Jones

September 29, 2022

A mother fights back after her kids are restrained at school

When Elyse K's daughter was 8, she told her mom that at school "they'd put her up on the wall, like a coat on a coat rack."

EdSource staff

May 20, 2019

Lawsuit challenges use of restraint, seclusion in California special education school

The guardians of four special education students claim their children were illegally put in restraint holds and secluded.

Diana Lambert

August 31, 2018

California lawmakers pass limits on restraint and seclusion in schools

The bill would also reinstate requirements for schools to collect and report data on student restraint, and ban certain restraint techniques.

Nico Savidge

August 18, 2016

Oversight of private special education schools begins at Oakland Unified

Oakland Unified is facing compliance deadlines to prove it is monitoring students at private special education schools.

Jane Meredith Adams

August 4, 2016

Federal investigators cite harsh discipline in special education at Bay Area school

The investigation concluded that the district violated federal education and disability law.

Jane Meredith Adams

July 8, 2016

Tobinworld closing its Antioch school for special education students

Michael Janofsky

June 9, 2016

Discipline in private special education schools under investigation by California attorney general

Officials examining Tobinworld and other schools in California.

Jane Meredith Adams

January 15, 2016

Advocates demand state end improper use of force on special ed students

The letter was sent after a 9-year-old was slapped by a teacher's aide.

Jane Meredith Adams

January 7, 2016

Video of alleged abuse prompts state investigation of special education school

The state investigates allegations of abuse at Antioch special education school.

Jane Meredith Adams

April 19, 2015

Examining SELPA reports on seclusion and restraint

Edsource created easy-to-read downloadable data cards for most of California's Special Education Local Plan Areas.

John Osborn D'Agostino

April 19, 2015

Seven charts that put restraint and seclusion in context

Limited data and inconsistent reporting makes it difficult to understand what is happening on the ground.

John Osborn D'Agostino And Jane Meredith Adams