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Special education director reports 79 seclusions and 102 restraints in 2024–25; district expands preventative training
Summary
The district reported 79 incidents of seclusion involving 27 students and 102 incidents of physical restraint involving 32 students in 2024–25, and said district staff receive Nonviolent Crisis Intervention training and a newer "Ukiro" approach will be rolled out to specific teams.
The Milton Cross Plains Area School District director of special education reported to the board on Aug. 25 that during the 2024–25 school year the district recorded 79 seclusion incidents involving 27 students and 102 physical‑restraint incidents involving 32 students.
"Seclusion is defined as the involuntary confinement of a student apart from other students in a room or area from which the student is physically prevented from leaving," Director of Special Education Sydney Malcheski told the board, and she read the district’s definitions for seclusion and physical restraint as…
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