Category: Restraint & Seclusion

TASH Shows ‘The Cost of Waiting’ to End Restraint & Seclusion
May 24, 2012
TASH Shows ‘The Cost of Waiting’ to End Restraint & Seclusion

The following is a press release regarding The Cost of Waiting, a new TASH report on restraint and seclusion. View...

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Department of Education Issues ‘15 Principles,’ Stops Short on Restraint, Seclusion
May 16, 2012
Department of Education Issues ‘15 Principles,’ Stops Short on Restraint, Seclusion

Download this press release WASHINGTON (May 16, 2012) – The U.S. Department of Education issued 15 principles regarding the use...

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Notes from the Judge Rotenberg Center Trial
April 24, 2012
Notes from the Judge Rotenberg Center Trial

The following comes to us from TASH member Dina Traniello, who attended the JRC trial on Friday, April 13. I...

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Parent to Parent USA becomes latest member of APRAIS
April 5, 2012
Parent to Parent USA becomes latest member of APRAIS

We’re excited that Parent to Parent USA has become the most recent addition to the APRAIS network of advocates! Parent...

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New TASH Webinar on Restraint and Seclusion Launches April 4
March 29, 2012
New TASH Webinar on Restraint and Seclusion Launches April 4

Shouldn't School Be Safe? Preventing Restraint, Seclusion and Aversive Interventions Available April 4 through May 4, 2012 Each day, children...

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TASH Responds to AASA Position Supporting Restraint and Seclusion in Schools
March 13, 2012
TASH Responds to AASA Position Supporting Restraint and Seclusion in Schools

Last week, the American Association of School Administrators issued an unsubstantiated, ill-informed and reckless report in which it voiced support...

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Dept. of Education Reveals National Data on U.S. Schools; TASH Responds
March 8, 2012
Dept. of Education Reveals National Data on U.S. Schools; TASH Responds

Download the TASH press release on this issue “No other issue holds greater promise for equality than education.” Those were...

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Connecticut Data on “Scream Rooms” Show 18,334 Instances of Restraint/Seclusion during 2009-10 School Year
January 30, 2012
Connecticut Data on “Scream Rooms” Show 18,334 Instances of Restraint/Seclusion during 2009-10 School Year

During the 2009-2010 school year, the Connecticut Department of Education collected data that showed 18,334 documented instances of restraint and...

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Scream Rooms…when will America say enough is enough?
January 25, 2012
Scream Rooms…when will America say enough is enough?

TASH member Kym Grosso was recently featured at PsychologyToday.com. Grosso, the mother of a thirteen-year-old son with Asperger’s syndrome, wrote of...

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APRAIS Seeks Passage of Long Sought Legislation on Restraint & Seclusion
December 20, 2011
APRAIS Seeks Passage of Long Sought Legislation on Restraint & Seclusion

Press Release APRAIS coalition applauds the introduction of the Keeping All Students Safe Act by Sen. Harkin Related: Restraint &...

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