A proposal in the U.S. Senate is breathing new life into efforts to limit restraint and seclusion of children with disabilities in the nation’s schools.

When students have behavior problems at one school in Maine, staff take a hands-off approach, forgoing restraint and seclusion in nearly all cases, and they say it works.

Despite efforts to address restraint and seclusion within an overhaul of the nation’s primary education law, the issue was left out when the U.S. Senate moved forward on a bill this week.

A government advisory panel wants the Obama administration to do more to address the use of restraint and seclusion among people with disabilities.

As the use of physical restraint rises in many schools, questions are being raised about the loose regulations surrounding the companies that train staffers and the techniques they employ.

The Education Department plans to offer guidance on restraint and seclusion before the next school year begins, even as Congressional efforts on the issue continue to appear stalled.

For parents concerned about restraint or seclusion at school, information can be hard to come by. Now a new guide is offering practical advice for dealing with the issue.

There are renewed efforts in Congress this week to impose federal limits on the use of restraint and seclusion in special education, but it’s unclear how or when the issue might move forward.

With Congress considering changes, the Department of Education’s top special education official weighs in on No Child Left Behind, the future of inclusion and more in an exclusive interview.

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Efforts to establish federal limits on the use of restraint and seclusion in the nation’s schools appear to be dead, at least for now, disability advocates are acknowledging.

A coalition of advocacy groups is beginning to splinter after a revised restraint and seclusion bill opened the door for the practices to be included in students’ IEPs.

At least one disability advocacy group is now opposing a bill in Congress that they once championed after changes would allow restraint and seclusion to be included in students’ IEPs.

The Department of Education’s top special education official said Friday that the department has no position on whether or not restraint and seclusion should be included in students’ IEPs.

A modified bill to restrict restraint and seclusion in schools could breathe new life into congressional efforts to alter the way educators discipline students with special needs.