“Only for therapeutic purposes, or as a means of maintaining a safe environment for learning, to the extent necessary to preserve the safety of students and others.” “Only when the student’s behavior ...

Palm Beach County public schools have recorded some of the most frequent use of physical restraints on students with disabilities in Florida, where state lawmakers are placing more scrutiny on the ...

While currently, dangerous patients may be restrained only in a hospital psychiatric department, a draft amendment would allow such patients to also be restrained in other circumstances.

Restraint is emerging as a hot-button topic among autistic self-advocates and some parents. People on both sides feel their position is obviously correct: Restraint leads to abuse, and should be ...