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This article was published on the Florida Phoenix by Danielle J.Brown on March 3, 2021. State Rep. Bobby DuBose is pushing lawmakers to outright ban the traumatic practice of secluding students and limit other restrictions facing children, particularly those with disabilities in Florida. DuBose, a Democrat who represents part of Broward County, has filed legislation […]

This article was published on WDRB by Kevin Wheatley and Valerie Chinn on March 1, 2021. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – Before the COVID-19 pandemic forced Jefferson County Public Schools to quickly transition to remote learning, students had been suspended nearly 16,000 times during the 2019-20 school year. Since then, overall behavior referrals at JCPS have […]

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This article was published on HealthDay by Cara Murez on February 19, 2021. FRIDAY, Feb. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — When clinical psychologist Maggie Sibley thinks about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, she worries most about the older teens who may drop out of high school and […]

This article was published on Maine Public by Robbie Feinberg on February 22, 2021. The state is requiring immediate new program placements and instruction for young students with disabilities after a report found that dozens were waiting for services in York County. The decision comes after a complaint from Disability Rights Maine that young children with disabilities weren’t […]

This article was published on Florida Politics by Renzo Downey on February 22, 2021. Bills designed to help students with disabilities plot out their continuing education after they graduate high school are ready to move through the House and Senate. Sen. Annette Taddeo and Rep. Allison Tant‘s legislation (SB 726/HB 173) have now both been assigned to committees […]