Colorado needed more specialized schools. Now this one is facing scrutiny for restraining students.

Colorado needed more specialized schools. Now this one is facing scrutiny for restraining students.

Mark Brostrom’s 11-year-old son was struggling in public school when his school district suggested what seemed like a better fit: a new specialized school near the family’s home. Brostrom remembers thinking that the Austin Centers for Exceptional Students in Westminster could offer the flexibility that his son, who has autism, needed to thrive. A bright boy who scores well on tests, his son also sometimes responded to stress by destroying proper…