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Virginia Passes Bill to Rein in Restraints of School Kids, by Heather Vogell, ProPublica
Virginia lawmakers have passed a bill requiring state leaders to set limits on how public schools can restrain or isolate students.
Last summer, ProPublica and NPR reported that new federal data showed the practices – which can include pinning down or tying up students or locking them alone in dark rooms – were used more than 267,000 times nationwide in the 2012 school year. Hundreds of children are injured each year and at least 20 have died as a result. . . .
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