Minnesota working group deadlocks on several seclusion safeguards, adopts expanded grades proposal
A legislative working group meeting on Jan. 21 debated timelines and statutory changes to limit seclusion in schools; one recommendation expanding procedural safeguards to grades 1–12 passed (7–5), while other chair recommendations (including parental‑consent language, oral translations and an evaluation requirement) failed on tied votes.
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A Minnesota legislative working group met remotely Jan. 21 to continue drafting recommendations aimed at reducing and ultimately ending the use of seclusion in K–12 schools, but members split sharply on key safeguards and timelines.
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