Video released earlier this week by @theipaper.com regarding children across England and the use of seclusion rooms, based on findings from the ICARS Isolation, Seclusion and Removal Room Survey 2026. #AgainstRestraint
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The UK Government’s final response to Solving the SEND Crisis was published today. A SEND reform response that fails to name restraint, seclusion, isolation and restrictive interventions cannot be called fully inclusive. That silence matters. #AgainstRestraint #SolvingTheSendCrisis #SEND
Child and family experiences taken from ICARS “Isolation, Seclusion and Removal Room” survey 2026. youtube.com/shorts/KXe0l... video released by @theipaper.com
Children as young as four locked away for hours in school ‘seclusion rooms’
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ICARS United Nations Evidence Survey is live. For families in England whose child experienced restraint, seclusion, isolation, removal, use of force, recording failures, detriment or discrimination in school. Closes Aug 2nd 2026. Safari on Mac issues? Try Chrome/another browser.
TW: AI-generated images referencing child restraint and isolation rooms. Reposting “We Are More.” Original release date: 23 Feb 2026. Every child is more than a label. Children deserve safety and dignity. #AgainstRestraint www.facebook.com/share/v/1BoN...
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“These accounts are a damning indictment of Westminster’s failure to act on seclusion as a disciplinary practice in England’s schools,” says Becky Gillespie who heads ICARS’ UK division. “The harm to children and families is horrifying.” inews.co.uk/news/i-found...
'I found my SEND son sobbing': Inside the damaging school isolation rooms
Distraught students, soiled clothes and suicide threats - families' testimonies expose the 'Wild West' of school isolation rooms
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GIFT ARTICLE 'Children as young as four locked away for hours in school ‘seclusion rooms’ The 100 accounts were collected by the International Coalition Against Restraint and Seclusion, which plans to submit them to the United Nations in the autumn... inews.co.uk/news/childre...
Children as young as four locked away for hours in school 'seclusion rooms'
Exclusive investigation finds isolation rooms now used in 90% of secondary schools, with disabled children worst affected and some developing suicidal thoughts
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Happy Mother’s Day from ICARS. Today we celebrate mothers, grandmothers, carers, kinship carers, and all those who bring love, care, steadiness, and warmth into children’s lives. Wishing you a day filled with rest, appreciation, and the kindness you so often give to others.
A sneak peak at “Let the Record Show.” Coming soon 🎉
Submitted a FOI on restraint, seclusion, or disability issues in England’s schools? ICARS wants to hear from you. We are gathering evidence for our UN submission. Response, delay, or refusal, it all matters. See image for details and how to submit. #AgainstRestraint
November 2022, paraprofessional James Mock was charged with simple battery against the Evans Elementary 10-year-old. The civil case was settled March 10 in Columbia County Superior Court for an undisclosed amount, Mock still faces the criminal charges. #AgainstRestraint www.wrdw.com/2026/03/24/l...
Lawsuit settled over staffer’s alleged restraint of Evans student
A family has settled a lawsuit against the Columbia County School District over the restraint of a student that led to charges against a staff member.
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The complaint, suggested the practice went on for at least two weeks and potentially for months. The restraint, according to the filing, violated the law .The district also is accused of negligence, battery and false imprisonment. #AgainstRestraint www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/a...
Puyallup girl has autism. School staff repeatedly tied her to chair, suit says
A 6-year-old student was attached by her apron to a classroom chair during lunch on multiple occasions, leading to a teacher and an aide being suspended, according to a lawsuit.
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Dudley, England. A 14-month-old child was restrained, placed face down, and covered to make him sleep. He died. A nursery has admitted corporate manslaughter. This is what physical restraint does to children. #AgainstRestraint www.bbc.com/news/article...
Dudley nursery admits responsibility for toddler's death
Noah Sibanda died in 2022 following the incident at the now-closed Fairytales Day Nursery in Dudley.
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'He deserved it': UP teacher aide accused of abusing special needs student now charged with 3rd degree child abuse. www.myupnow.com/news/local/h...
'He deserved it': UP teacher aide accused of abusing special needs student
WELLS TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WJMN/WBUP) — A former teacher aide is accused of 3rd degree child abuse after a December incident involving a 13-year-old special needs student.
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The Boise School District is facing another tort claim from a victim of Gavin Snow. This now marks at least the ninth victim to come forward and file suit against the district, seven of whom have already settled out of court. idahonews.com/news/local/b...
Boise School District hit with new tort claim tied to alleged abuse by Gavin Snow
The Boise School District is facing another tort claim from a victim of Gavin Snow. This now marks at least the ninth victim to come forward and file against th
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Former Littleton Public Schools bus aide who was captured on video assaulting non-speaking, autistic children on their way to and from school in Englewood, was sentenced Wednesday to 4½ years in prison. coloradosun.com/2026/03/18/f...
Former Littleton Public Schools bus aide sentenced after assaulting nonverbal children
Kiarra Jones pleaded guilty to assault and child abuse charges in January after she was seen on video punching a nonverbal student on the bus
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Advocacy on fire 🔥 H723 passed in Idaho! Caroline Cole of 11:11 Media Impact been a dear friend for many years, and we are deeply grateful for her work as Special Advisor to ICARS. It means more than words can capture. Survivors and advocates are driving real change. #BeTheChange #AgainstRestraint
The Virginia Beach School Board bans the use of seclusion rooms The decision comes after a Virginia Beach mother filed a $150 million lawsuit against Southeastern Cooperative Educational Programs (SECEP). #AgainstRestraint www.13newsnow.com/article/news...
Virginia Beach bans seclusion room use in school buildings
The Virginia Beach School Board voted 11-0 last week to ban seclusion room use in school buildings.
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LANCASTER, Texas — Three Lancaster Independent School District employees arrested in connection with an incident involving the inappropriate restraint of a student at Pleasant Run Elementary School have now been identified, according to district police. #AgainstRestraint www.wfaa.com/article/news...
Three people arrested after 'inappropriate restraint' incident at North Texas elementary school, officials say
Lancaster ISD Police has identified the three staff members who face felony charges after allegedly mishandling a foster student.
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The Special School District of St. Louis County in Missouri has violated Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act through systemic widespread use of restraint and seclusion practices, the U.S. Department of Justice charged in findings Monday. #AgainstRestraint www.k12dive.com/news/shockin...
DOJ: ‘Shocking overuse’ of restraint, seclusion in Missouri district
A two-year probe finds more than 300 students were secluded almost 4,000 times and nearly 150 students were restrained 777 times.
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The new guidelines were criticised last year by Caoilfhionn Gallagher @caoilfhionn.bsky.social, the special rapporteur on child protection, who noted schools were obliged to provide only generic information regarding incidents. #AgainstRestraint www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...
461 school restraint incidents involving children with special needs since September
A number of the documented incidents resulted in injury
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SEPAC representative told the committee that there are concerns the blue rooms have been used as seclusion for behavioral modification purposes, and not just for emergency situations where students pose an imminent danger to themselves, for several hours at a time. gazettenet.com/2026/03/17/a...
Amherst school officials revisit ‘blue room’ policies amid parent concerns - Daily Hampshire Gazette
AMHERST — Using feedback from families whose children have been placed in time-out or sent to so-called blue rooms and reflection rooms at Fort River School, the Special Education Parent Advisory Comm...
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All eyes on Idaho today as lawmakers prepare to vote on H723. Many survivors, families and children are waiting and hoping for meaningful protections for children. 🤞
While children across England unwrap presents this Christmas, disabled children are unpacking something else: fear. The fear of going back to school. Because for too many disabled children, school isn’t a place of safety or inclusion. #AgainstRestraint
Wishing you a peaceful holiday season and the very best for the year ahead. This year has asked a lot of many people. Rest matters. Time with loved ones matters. Thank you to everyone who has been part of our community. #AgainstRestraint
The group found 40% miss more than 18 or more days or school per year, 60% of their parents report their schools do not “facilitate meaningful involvement” and the vast majority of seclusion and restraint incidents involve students with disabilities. themanchestermirror.com/2025/12/08/m...
Michigan fails its students with disabilities, first-ever report finds
Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan (bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free…
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Ofsted - "Frequent incidents of restraint are not reviewed in line with the school’s behaviour policy; this means that the school does not learn from its use of restraint, which places staff and pupils at risk of injury. #AgainstRestraint www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-o...
'Frequent incidents of restraint' at inadequate North Staffordshire school
A new headteacher is now in place
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A teacher has been banned from the classroom after restraining a child while singing a nursery rhyme. Benjamin Guilfoyle, 39, was employed at The Loyne Specialist School in Lancaster when the incident took place in July 2022. #AgainstRestraint www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Teacher banned from the classroom after restraining child while singing nursery rhyme
Benjamin Guilfoyle was employed at The Loyne Specialist School in Lancaster when the incident took place
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Joanne Juhnke, an advocacy specialist with Disability Rights Wisconsin, said seclusion and restraint has historically disproportionately affected students with disabilities. #AgainstRestraint milwaukeenns.org/2025/12/09/m...
MPS plans audit to look at how it serves students with disabilities
Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent Brenda Cassellius is gearing up for a districtwide special education audit.
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