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Maine schools: discipline, seclusion, restraint policies

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Ursus:
Here's another article in this series...

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The Portland Press Herald
October 16, 2010

Restraint review committee will convene in November
Maine's Department of Education finally sets a date.

By Kelley Bouchard · kbouchard@pressherald.com


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Ursus:
Comments left for the above article, "Restraint review committee will convene in November" (by Kelley Bouchard; Oct. 16, 2010; The Portland Press Herald):


jake007 said... October 16, 2010 at 7:57 AM
Clearly mizz Diane Smith and my 7th grade homeroom teacher Mr Fisk would not have seen eye to eye on these matters.VGFiMTk4MA%3D%3D said... October 16, 2010 at 8:04 AM
I'm pretty sure that if a special ed program accepts money from Medicaid, then any restraint must be documented and kept on file for at least 5 years. It really shouldn't be that hard to trace injuries and deaths back to an initial restraint...this is the crux of the problem. If people were properly trained, we wouldn't be having as many issues. Maybe schools should take the time to research and adopt a philosophy that has a more long term impact, building skills in students so that restraints are the last stop, and not the first.Les said... October 16, 2010 at 9:59 AM
Building skills in students to behave in a socially acceptable way is the job of the PARENTS.If I had ever taken a swing at a teacher in school, I'd have taken my teeth home in my pocket and would have been grounded for life. That would be before I got home and faced my parents!henryelm said... October 16, 2010 at 1:37 PM
"Maybe schools should take the time to research and adopt a philosophy that has a more long term impact, building skills in students so that restraints are the last stop, and not the first.' THEY DO. How many student are there?? How many restraints? They are rare, to protect the child and or others, usually WITH parental permission.henryelm said... October 16, 2010 at 1:49 PM
If a child is beating their head against a wall do you let them? or do you stop them? If a child is suicidal and heading toward the nearby window to jump out do you stop them? or do you let them? If a child is running out of a school into nearby traffic do you stop them? or do you let them??If a child is pounding the crap out of another child do you stop them? or do you let them??Jones824 said... October 16, 2010 at 10:58 PM
"MOST CORRUPT CITY IN MAINE" Look it up.

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