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Parents allege seclusion rooms and compliance failures, demand investigation from Brockton School Committee
Summary
Parents at Tuesday’s meeting alleged long‑standing use of seclusion rooms without approvals, facility and safety problems at Downey School, and procedural failures in special‑education placements; they demanded a committee investigation and accountability within one month.
A pair of parents told the Brockton School Committee on April 7 that special‑education practices in the district have endangered students and violated required oversight, and they asked the committee to investigate and report back within a month.
Lloyd Lamar said seclusion rooms have been used in the district for more than a decade “without documented approval from the fire department, health department, architects, or engineers.” He said the fire department ordered those rooms to cease use when the issue was raised and asked what documentation exists…
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