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Parents and special-education advisory urge VBCPS to ban seclusion after student death; board to review recommendations
Summary
The VBCPS Special Education Advisory Committee asked the School Board on June 24 to prohibit the use of seclusion in district schools, require administrators who host CSEP classrooms to coordinate with CSEP staff, and expand preschool inclusion for students with disabilities.
The VBCPS Special Education Advisory Committee (SIAC) presented three recommendations on June 24 urging the board to prohibit seclusion in district schools, strengthen administrator collaboration with CSEP program staff, and increase preschool access for students with disabilities.
Why it matters: The committee and a bereaved parent said seclusion can create life-threatening situations for vulnerable students. Speakers asked the board to adopt alternatives such as trauma-informed de-escalation, positive behavioral supports and supervised sensory spaces.
Megan Ashburn, SIAC chair, read the committee’s recommendations and asked the board to "prohibit the use of seclusion in VBCPS schools…
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