"This blog site and the work we are doing is dedicated to the many children who have lost their lives or been physically, mentally, and/or emotionally harmed by restraint, seclusion, and other abusive practices in public schools, and to the parents, family, and friends who love these children."
Updated July 30, 2008
1. Artman Elementary School (K-3), Hermitage School District, Hermitage, PA
2. Hutchinson Elementary School, Laurel Highlands School District, Uniontown, PA (Restraint and Seclusion)
3. Longstreth Elementary School, Philiadelphia School District, Philadelphia PA (Restraints)
4. Martha Washington Elementary, Philadelphia, PA (Abuse)
5. Northern Potter Children's School, Potter County, PA
6. SummitQuest Academy Ephrata, PA (Residential Facility)
7. Woods Services, Langhorne, PA (Residential Facility) (Abuse and Neglect from Excessive use of Restraints)
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Please Sign the petition below to BAN deadly prone restraints Don't forget to sign the Petition to ban the use of deadly face-down prone restraints - the form of restraint that has killed many children in residential treatment settings. There are safe, alternative approaches.
Sincerely,
Isabelle Zehnder
Founder and PresidentCoalition Against Institutionalized Child Abuse (CAICA)
http://caica.org/index.htm
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The Welfare of Children Act (HB 7173) amended the definition of "other person responsible for the child's welfare" to include school personnel, thus making it mandatory to report suspected abuse by school personnel.
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