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Residents tell school board a 15-year-old was shackled at school; family members urge review of policy 5630-1
Summary
At the Dec. 10 Greater Clark County School Board meeting, two relatives of a student described the boy being handcuffed and shackled at school and said he died three days later. Commenters called for enforcement of district policy 5630-1 and federal guidance discouraging restraint and seclusion.
Judy Gibson, a local resident, told the Greater Clark County School Board of Trustees on Dec. 10 that a 15-year-old student with a 4.6 grade point average was taken from school in shackles and handcuffs and that three days later he died.
The nut graf: Gibson said the family and community members are asking why the district did not apply Greater Clark County School policy 5630-1 and federal guidance that prioritizes…
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