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A renewed push to ban seclusion, reduce restraint in Michigan schools
State Sen. Stephanie Chang plans a bill to ban seclusion and tighten restraint rules after schools logged nearly 18,000 incidents.
- Michigan schools reported nearly 18,000 restraint or seclusion incidents during the 2024-2025 school year, prompting State Sen. Stephanie Chang, D-Detroit, to plan legislation this fall that would prohibit seclusion.
- Lawmakers have attempted to pass similar legislation since at least 2009, reports K-12 Dive, despite a 10-year-old law aimed at reducing these practices. The vast majority of incidents involve students with disabilities.
- Sunday Koffron Taylor, a co-founder of EndSaR, recalls being "dragged out of the classroom" as a first grader about 50 years ago, saying such experiences "leave a life of distrust." EndSaR chair Cassie Atallah argues safeguards remain insufficient.
- Under Chang's draft bill, seclusion would be prohibited and restraint allowed only in "emergency situations and only if essential to prevent imminent serious bodily harm." Districts using restraint excessively must report reduction plans to the state.
- The Department of Justice investigated Montcalm Intermediate School District last year for violating federal disability law regarding restraint and seclusion. Advocates cite the 2020 death of 16-year-old Cornelius Frederick in Kalamazoo as evidence stricter oversight is necessary.
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A renewed push to ban seclusion, reduce restraint in Michigan schools
Thousands of times a year in Michigan schools, students who are considered a potential danger to themselves and others — many of them children with disabilities — are physically restrained or put in seclusion.
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