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Seclusion and Restraint in Schools to Be Dramatically Limited in Illinois

June 1, 2021

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Original story written by Jodi S. Cohen and Jennifer Smith Richards for the Chicago Tribune on June 1st, 2021. A link to the original article may be found HERE Illinois lawmakers took sweeping action Sunday to limit the use of seclusion and restraint in schools, following through on promises made after a 2019 Tribune-ProPublica investigation revealed that…

Bill would end restraint and isolation of students in Illinois

March 5, 2021

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Story was originally written by Steve Hancock for Capitol News Illinois. A link to the original article may be found HERE SPRINGFIELD – A House committee agreed Wednesday to continue working on a bill that aims to end the use of physical restraints and isolation as a way of controlling misbehaving students in public school…

Illinois School Officials Promise to Stop Use of Solitary Confinement Punish Students

November 21, 2019

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Original story written by Zack Budryk for The Hill, and published on 11/21/19. Link to original article may be found HERE. Illinois officials have pledged to end the practice of solitary confinement for schoolchildren after an expose by ProPublica and the Chicago Tribune revealed it was a common punishment that had been used for offenses such…

After Report, Illinois Officials Vow to Stop Punishing Students with Solitary Confinement

November 20, 2019

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Original Story written by the Hannah Knowles for the Washington Post on 11/20/19. Link to original article may be found HERE. Listening from outside, school staff reportedly did not intervene as children cried, injured themselves and begged to leave their small timeout rooms. But they did take meticulous notes. “I’d rather die. You’re torturing…