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It’s Time to Make Sure Our Kids Are No Longer Bound, Shackled, or Locked Away When They’re at School
In 1998, teachers in West Virginia strapped a 4-year-old autistic girl with cerebral palsy to a wooden chair. Why? She was being “uncooperative” because she needed to use the bathroom. The girl suffered bruises and was later diagnosed with post-traumatic …