The Justice Department has reached an agreement with a Michigan school district to reform its use of seclusion and restraint practices for students with disabilities.
The department said last week that under the agreement, the Montcalm Area Intermediate School District will “end the use of seclusion, reform its restraint practices, and improve special education services for students with disabilities.”
“Students with disabilities should never be discriminated against by experiencing the trauma of seclusion or improper restraint,” said Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the department’s Civil Rights Division. “Parents have the right to expect that the school systems they entrust with educating their children do not instead punish their children for having a disability.”
In March of 2023, the department notified the district that it had opened an investigation into the matter.
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Author: Marty Kaufmann
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