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Demi Lovato Joins National Bullying Prevention Movement

The abusive and sometimes deadly use of seclusion and restraint in schools is being addressed at the federal level.
Posted May 27, 2009

WATCH the May 19th Hearing of Committee on Education and Labor hearing examining the abusive and deadly use of seclusion and restraint in schools

READ THE U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REPORT
“Selected Cases of Death and Abuse at Public and Private Schools and Treatment Centers” Statement of Gregory D. Kutz, Managing Director
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CONTACT COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Please contact Rep. Miller's office and/or other committee members if you'd like to communicate directly on this issue (link below). If there was ever a good time to make your voice heard about this issue, it is now!

"An Outbreak of Autism, Or a Statistical Fluke?"
Posted May 15, 2009
PACER Parent Advocate Hassan Samantar was quoted in this New York Times article concerning the Somali community in Minnesota.

"A voice for the voiceless in Somali autism debate"
Posted May 15, 2009
PACER Parent Advocate Hassan Samantar was quoted in this Minneapolis Star Tribune article.

Forest Grove v. T.A.
Posted April 20, 2009
Fact Sheet from the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law about the Forest Grove v. T.A. U.S. Supreme Court case involving IDEA and residential treatment.

Early Childhood ARRA Resources
Posted March 30, 2009
The National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC) has posted relevant resources on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

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