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Recently released  data on nearly every public school in the nation shows that students with disabilities continue to be disciplined and experience restraint and seclusion at far higher rates than others. Here is a quote from an article in  disability scoop The figures come from the latest data collection from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. It reflects the experiences of more than 50 million students at over 96,000 public schools across the country during the 2015-2016 school year. The Education Department found that 12 percent of students were served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and another 2 percent under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. However, students with disabilities were affected by various disciplinary procedures disproportionately. These children accounted for 28 percent of referrals to law enforcement or school-related arrests, 26 percent of out-of-school suspensions and 24 percent of expulsions,...

We have written extensively on the abuse of seclusion and restraint and the effects of such abuses on children with disabilities. Here is an article on the expose by the National Disability Rights Network on the issue titled "School Is Not Supposed To Hurt." Here is an article on the report on seclusion and restraint abuse by the Government Accountability Office .   Here is an article on guidance by the feds . Here is a post on the bill on this topic considered but not passed by Congress. Here is a post from 2010 concerning this topic as a hot button at conferences . Students with disabilities are subjected to seclusion and restraint at a very high rate. Last week, the Education Commission of the States issued a report on legislative activity by the states on this issue in the last couple of years. The Policy Snapshot On Restraint and Seclusion looks at the issue in terms of state level activity.  Here is an excerpt from the report: The practice of seclusion generally ...