US EditionConcerns grow over seclusion rooms in MN schools
- Advocates rallied at the Minnesota state capitol on May 8, 2025, opposing a Senate education bill amendment allowing seclusion rooms in schools up to sixth grade.
- The amendment, offered by Sen. Judy Seeberger, builds on a 2023 ban of seclusion for grades K-3 but creates an exemption allowing seclusion with parental and IEP team consent.
- The Senate passed the bill SF1740 on April 24, which includes this amendment, and it now awaits reconciliation with the House; statewide data shows 195 seclusion rooms in 50 districts and 1,209 seclusions during 2023-24.
- Opponents argue that isolating students, particularly those from marginalized groups such as Black, Indigenous, disabled, or neurodivergent youth, causes harm, while proponents maintain that, if applied correctly during emergencies, it can provide necessary protection.
- The ongoing debate highlights the challenge to balance prohibiting inappropriate seclusion use while preserving access for families who consider it beneficial, as lawmakers continue negotiations in the conference committee.
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Senate education bill gets pushback for seclusion room amendment
ST. PAUL — Advocates against the use of seclusion rooms for children in schools held a press conference Thursday, May 8, to raise concerns over the Senate’s education policy bill that opens the door for the practice. The Senate’s education policy omnibus bill, SF1740, includes an amendment offered by Sen. Judy Seeberger, DFL-Afton, that would allow the use of seclusion rooms — a small room where students are isolated, often to prevent harm or di…
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