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Kids locked away, held down: Investigating 'seclusion & restraint' practices at schools

by JOCE STERMAN, ALEX BRAUER and ANDREA NEJMAN | The National Desk

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A still image from surveillance footage shows a child being placed into a seclusion room at a Maryland school in 2015 (Photo: Disability Rights Maryland)
A seclusion room where students are isolated in certain scenarios is pictured in this photo from a government report (Photo: Government Accountability Office)
This blood soaked clothing was found by the mother of a Maryland boy who was injured during a seclusion incident that was captured on school surveillance video (Photo: Joce Sterman){p}{/p}
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A still image from surveillance footage shows a child being placed into a seclusion room at a Maryland school in 2015 (Photo: Disability Rights Maryland)
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