Nebraska schools force kids into seclusion rooms. We don’t know how often it’s happening.
A Lincoln Journal Star investigation found that Nebraska schools regularly place students with disabilities in isolated "seclusion rooms," sometimes hundreds of times for a single child, causing lasting trauma. It also found that weak reporting rules mean the true scope of this practice is likely undercounted. Nebraska is one of only three states that neither ban nor strictly restrict seclusion. Advocates, including ERC's own Elizabeth Eynon-Kokrda, are calling for a prohibition on seclusion and better support for educators to help struggling students.
Read the full story on the Lincoln Journal Star's website or access a PDF version of the article here.
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