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Bill would tighten oversight, ban specified restraints for students placed in out‑of‑state nonpublic schools
Summary
Sen. Shannon Grove’s SB 373 would require standardized oversight of California students placed in out‑of‑state nonpublic schools, set required in‑person student interviews and quarterly contacts, and ban prone, supine and mechanical restraints.
Sen. Shannon Grove presented SB 373, titled as changes to oversight and student protections for children placed in nonpublic schools, particularly out‑of‑state placements used for students with individualized education programs (IEPs). Grove said recent work and state reports revealed “serious gaps” in how local education agencies (LEAs) and the California Department of Education (CDE) monitor nonpublic schools (NPS), and she accepted committee amendments to strengthen the measure.
Survivor Avital Van Lewin described being transported to an out‑of‑state program and…
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