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McFarland board hears annual seclusion and restraint report; district totals steady near 60 incidents
Summary
District staff presented the annual seclusion and restraint report showing 60 total incidents in 2024–25 (12 seclusions, 48 restraints), stable compared with the prior two years and sharply lower than mid‑2010s levels. Staff described notification practices, training shifts and use of the SRO in rare cases.
Lauren Arango, a district staff member, presented the McFarland School District’s annual seclusion and restraint report at the board meeting, saying the district recorded 60 incidents in the 2024–25 school year — 12 seclusions and 48 physical restraints. "They really would like us to move away from ever having to seclude or restrain a student," Arango told the board, describing state expectations and the district’s training efforts.
The report, which the district files with the Department of Public Instruction (DPI), breaks incidents down by building. McFarland Primary School logged 26 total incidents (6 seclusion, 20 restraint); WAVESO recorded 23 (5…
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