Seclusion and restraint incidents down slightly in Wisconsin schools during 2022-23 • Wisconsin Examiner

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Seclusion and restraint incidents down slightly in Wisconsin schools during 2022-23 • Wisconsin Examiner

An empty high school classroom. (Dan Forer | Getty Images)Wisconsin schools reported more than 5,000 seclusion incidents and more than 6,000 physical restraint incidents during the 2022-23 school year, according to a report published Tuesday by the state’s Department of Public Instruction (DPI). There were in total 1,868 students involved in 5,396 seclusion incidents, and 2,763 students involved in 6,366 restraint incidents. Students with disabi…