Tag: Seclusion

The Art of Doubling Down: How the U.S. Department of Education Creates Grant Programs to Fund and Validate its own Frameworks

March 30, 2019

Call Congress:  The Tainting of RtI, PBIS, MTSS, and SELDear Colleagues,Introduction   In Poker, a player “doubles down” when they have a losing hand, but they…

States Take Note: How to Really Address the School Seclusion and Restraint Epidemic (Part II)

March 16, 2019

What State Departments of Education Need to Learn If Using PBIS to “Solve” This ProblemDear Colleagues,Introduction   The number of seclusions and restraints in our nation’s…

Congress Take Note: How to Really Address the School Seclusion and Restraint Epidemic (Part I)

March 2, 2019

The U.S. Department of Education Keeps Pushing PBIS, but PBIS Ain’t Got Nothing to GiveDear Colleagues,Introduction   Seclusions (including isolation) and physical restraints (including mechanical and…