This list is accurate to the best of our knowledge. Please be advised that we have not personally investigated any particular "place" on this list, but have compiled this list from published newspaper articles and/or received reports from individuals, parents, family members, teachers, advocates, and others about possible abusive practices.
Please also bear in mind we are also not accusing any place or individual of wrongdoing, only reporting "allegations" for informational purposes only.
If you know of a location that should be added to our list, could you please email tcpbis@gmail.com with the name of the location and the city and state? Your contact information will be kept confidential.
Special thanks to Families Against Restraint and Seclusion (http://www.familiesagainstrestraintandseclusion.blogspot.com/) for their prior contribution to this list...
Updated October 3, 2009: 337 Locations in 36 States
Alabama
1. Madison County Elementary School, Madison County, Gurly, AL (Rape)
Arizona
1. America's Buffalo Soldiers, Maricopa County, AZ (DEATH: 14 yr old Anthony T. Haynes died on 7/1/01 due to dehydration and near drowning at a desert youth boot camp)
2. Northstar Expeditions Wilderness Program, Phoenix, AZ (DEATH: 16 yr old Aaron Wright Bacon died on 3/31/94 due to untreated peritonitis)
3. Settlers’ Point Elementary, Gilbert, AZ (Restraint: Repeated restraints of 5 yr old boy with autism)
California
1. Bret Harte Middle School, San Jose School District, San Jose, CA (Restraint by Handcuffs)
2. Carter High School, Unified School District, Rialto (Sexual Abuse: 17 yr old girl with microencephaly groped and kissed on 3 different occasions by boys with IQ’s of around 50)
3. El Modina High School, Orange County, CA (Sexual Abuse/Arrest: Band Director charged with 8 counts of sexual misconduct with a male student)
4. John F. Kennedy Elementary School, Modesto, CA
5. Lake View Elementary, Ocean View School District, Oakland, CA (Prone Restraint of 7 yr old boy with autism; 5 yr old non-verbal boy with autism “lost” for 10 minutes after he wandered away from school)
6. Mendenhall Middle School, Livermore School District, Livermore, CA (Restraint and Seclusion)
7. Monterrey Road Elementary, San Louis Obispo County Office of Education, Atascadero, CA (Restraint; Quiet Rooms)
8. Spectrum Schools, Oakland, CA (Restraint)
Colorado
1. Alternative Youth Adventures Camp, Montrose County, CO (DEATH: 15 yr old Caleb Jensen died in this wilderness camp on 5/2/07 as a result of medical negligence due to an untreated staph infection)
2. Colorado Boys Ranch, Colorado Springs, CO (Restraint and Seclusion)
3. Evergreen Attachment Center (RESTRAINT DEATH: 10 yr old Candance Newmaker died of asphyxiation on 4/18/00 while restrained by a flannel blanket wrapped tightly around her from head to toe while adults placed pillows and themselves on top of her to simulate a “rebirthing” process to help her “bond” with her adoptive mother)
4. Johnson Elementary School, Poudre School District, Fort Collins, CO (Restraint and Seclusion)
5. Linton Elementary School, Poudre School District, Fort Collins, CO (Restraint and Seclusion)
6. Werner Elementary School, Poudre School District, Fort Collins, CO (Restraint and Seclusion)
7. Will Rogers Elementary School, Colorado Springs, CO (Restraint and Seclusion)
8. Zach Core Knowledge School, Poudre School District, Fort Collins, CO (Restraint of child with epilepsy)
Connecticut
1. Chamberlain School, New Britain Board of Education, New Britain, CT (Abuse: Seven charges - including cruelty - filed against special education teacher for abusing 3 children in a self-contained autism classroom during 2007-2008 school year)
2. Elmcrest Psychiatric Hospital, Hartford, CT (RESTRAINT DEATH: 11 yr old Andrew McClain died on 3/22/98 due to traumatic asphyxia resulting from a prone restraint)
3. Hindley Elementary School, Darien School District, CT (Abuse: Lawsuit filed against two teachers aides’ who were accused of repeatedly physically and mentally abusing 4 children with disabilities)
4. O’Brien Learning Center, Seymour, CT (Seclusion Rooms used for children as young as 3)
5. Oxridge Elementary School, Darien, CT (Locked padded seclusion room; other seclusions of 6 yr old boy with autism)
6. River Street School, Hartford, CT (Multiple restraints of 6 yr old boy with autism)
7. Unnamed Special Education Preschool, Middlebury, CT (Seclusion: 4 yr old boy with autism placed in closet)
8. Wilton High School, Wilton, CT (Restraints)
Florida
1. Apopka High School, Orange County Schools, Apopka, FL (Sexual Misconduct: Carrie Lynn Kirkland received Permanent Revocation in 2007; accused of having a romantic relationship with a student, during which time she kissed him and showed him her breasts; Timothy E. Bridges received Surrender/Permanent Revocation in 2006; accused of having an "inappropriate physical relationship" with a female student over several years and "sexual behavior or harassment" involving a female teacher and another female student.)
2. Avon Elementary School, Highlands District, Highlands County, FL (6 yr old girl arrested from her special education classroom for “disrupting classroom” with her crying and resisting forced removal from classroom)
3. Back to Basics Military Academy, Miami, FL (DEATH: 13 yr old Alex Cullinane died on 8/12/06 due to possible dehydration; death under investigation)
4. Beacon Cove Intermediate School, Jupiter, FL (Sexual Misconduct: Permanent Revocation in 2006; accused of putting his hand on the buttock of a 9-year-old female student and leaving it there for several seconds. He also allegedly patted a third-grade student on her bottom and on her belly below the navel)
5. Chaires Elementary School, Leon County School District, Tallahassee, FL (Locked Seclusion room)
6. Challenger School, Martin County School District, Stuart, FL (Restraint, Abuse, Neglect)
7. Colonial Elementary School, Fort Meyers, FL
8. Conway Middle School, Orange County Schools, Orlando, FL ( Todd W. Johnson received Permanent Revocation in 2006; accused of having a relationship with a former 13-year-old student that involved meeting after school sporting events, and e-mailing and calling the girl to say he loved her and wanted their friendship to grow into something more, Ricardo Parr received Permanent Revocation in 2006 and barred from applying for another certificate; accused of sending e-mails to a female student saying he "wanted her" and asking is she was a virgin.)
9. Coral Springs High School, Coral Springs, FL (Sexual Misconduct: David Hugh Menke received Permanent Revocation in 2007; accused of sending sexually-explicit messages online to female students from his physics class; 2007, Bert Peck received, five years' suspension, $1,000 fine and prohibited from driving students in a motor vehicle in 2007; accused of misconduct that included calling a student "the horniest girl in eighth grade" in front of other students)
10. Coral Sunset Elementary, Boca Raton, FL (Sexual Misconduct: Blake Farrell Sinrod received Surrender/Permanent Revocation in 2008; pleaded guilty to the charge of child abuse. He had been accused of molesting two students)
11. Cypress Bay High, Weston, FL (Sexual Misconduct: Gerard K. Czwartacky received Permanent Revocation and barred from applying for a new certificate in 2008; accused of grabbing a female student's buttocks and playing with girls' hair and rubbing their backs. During a conversation about a class party, he allegedly took a female student aside and, while leaning "exceedingly close," told her they would "have our own part."; Alex Anninos received Permanent Revocation in 2007; accused of having sex with a 17-year-old student he tutored in math)
12. Dale Cassens School, Fort Pierce, FL (Restraint/Broken Arm: 13 yr old boy’s arm broken when a “trained specialist” pushed his arm behind his back too far)
13. Deerfield Beach Middle School, Deerfield Beach, FL (Sexual Misconduct: David Alan Morgenstern received Permanent Revocation and barred from applying for a new certificate in 2008; accused of showering with a mentally-challenged female student and massaging her breasts and private area; Gregory Ivan Harris received letter of reprimand, two years' probation, and a $500 fine in 2007; accused of asking a female student about the color of her underwear and if he could see it)
14. DeLand High School, Volusia County, Deland, FL (Sexual Misconduct: 2008, James W. Rakes, received letter of reprimand and $250 fine in 2008; accused of projecting a pornographic image onto a classroom screen that was viewed by a 19-year-old male student; 2007, Bruce S. Snow received Surrender/ Permanent Revocation in 2007; accused of harassing a female student by sending her personal cards, calling her at home, repeatedly visiting her place of employment and leaving a rose on her car.)
15. Deltona High School, Volusia County, Deltona, FL (Sexual Misconduct: Carlos A. Mendez received Surrender/Permanent Revocation in 2007; accused of kissing a 15-year-old girl on the cheek and describing his first sexual experience to a student)
16. Dillard High School, Fort Lauderdale, FL (Sexual Misconduct: Leroy James Gibbs received Permanent Revocation and barred from applying for a new certificate in 2008; accused of having a sexual relationship with a female student)
17. Dillard Street Elementary, Orange County Schools, Winter Garden, FL (Sexual Misconduct: James Joiner received Permanent Revocation in 2006; accused of rubbing, tickling and hugging several female students.)
18. Endeavor Elementary, Brevard County, Orlando, FL (Sexual Misconduct: 2007, Daniel Travis Cliatt received Surrender/Permanent Revocation of certificate in 2007; convicted of molesting a former student.)
19. Father Lopez Catholic High School, Daytona Beach, FL (Sexual Misconduct: James E. Sinsel received Permanent Revocation and barred from applying for another certificate in 2006; accused of sending a 15-year-old female student an instant message that ended with "Love ya, bye" and mailing a personal letter to a female student that contained a drawing of a diamond ring that he indicated was for "his girl" if she wanted it)
20. Flanagan High School, Pembroke Pines, FL (Sexual Misconduct: Raymond Caldes receive letter of reprimand and $500 fine in 2007; accused of staring at girls' breasts and telling students, when he was asked if he was Jewish, that he would look down his pants and check)
21. Florida Christian Institute of Academic Excellence, Fort Meyers, FL
22. Forest Hill High School, West Palm Beach, FL (Sexual Misconduct: 2007, Joel H. Drucker received letter of reprimand and two years' probation and $250 fine in 2008; accused of pulling on the label of a female student's underwear and attempting to read it. He also allegedly told two girls who were discussing the size of their breasts that "a handful is enough.")
23. Forte Meade Middle-Senior High, Polk County, Forte Meade, FL (Sexual Misconduct: Theodore A. Murray received Permanent Revocation in 2007; pleaded no contest to a criminal charge of voyeurism after he was accused of secretly filming or photographing a male student showering, dressing or using the bathroom.)
24. Fort Lauderdale High School, Fort Lauderdale, FL (Sexual Misconduct: Edward Allen Steinlauf received letter of reprimand, one year of probation, required to pay a $250 fine, and complete a college course on child development in 2008; accused of telling students about him having sex with his wife and claiming he had sex with the school's principal)
25. Garden City Elementary School, St Lucie County, FL (Restraint/Broken Arm: A child’s arm was broken during a restraint by a “behavior technician” who applied “improper techniques)
26. Gulf Elementary School, Lee County, FL (Restraint: Parent witnessed two teachers laying on top of 5 yr old child’s head)
27. Hollywood Hills High School, Hollywood, FL (Sexual Misconduct: Winston M. DeWeever received one year of suspension, two years' probation, and a $250 fine in 2007; accused of hugging and kissing a female student close to the mouth and offering to give another girl a passing grade for a "favor" that was understood to be a sex; Anthony Lalli received Surrender/Permanent Revocation in 2006; accused of rubbing several female students on the leg, thigh or hip and touching the bras or bra straps of several fifth-grade girls)
28. Immokalee Community School, Immokalee, FL (Abuse: Teacher fired after he became drunk on field trip, kept 5 children in a locked hotel room, and verbally and physically assaulted them)
29. Jackson Heights Middle School, Seminole County, FL (Sexual Misconduct: Gilbert C. Hall received letter of reprimand and two years' probation in 2006; accused of discussing with students his girlfriend's "big rack," referring to a female student as "hot," and seating girls at the front of the class so he could stare at their breasts and buttocks)
30. James S. Rickards Middle School, Oakland Park, FL (Sexual Misconduct: Roger D. Morgan received Permanent Revocation and barred from applying for a new certificate in 2008; accused of exchanging sexually-explicit material via e-mail with a female student and hugging and kissing her in his classroom; Stephen J. Levenson received Surrender/Permanent Revocation in 2007; pleaded no contest to a battery charge after he was accused of inappropriately touching four students)
Permanent Revocation and barred from applying for a new certificate; accused of exchanging sexually-explicit material via e-mail with a female student and hugging and kissing her in his classroom.
31. John F. Kennedy Middle School, Riviera Beach, FL (Antoinette Pietro received letter of reprimand, two years' probation and $100 fine in 2006; accused of making sex-related comments to a seventh-rade girl, calling her a "hot hoochie heifer" and asking male students if they wanted to have sex with her)
32. Kingswood Elementary School, Hillsborough School District, FL (Arrest: Music teacher Robert Nicholson arrested for allegedly abusing a 10 yr old boy by wrapping his arms around the boy’s neck and torso, making it difficult for the child to breath. Teacher investigated twice before but not disciplined either time)
33. Kirby-Smith Middle School, Duvall County School District, Jacksonville, FL (Restraint: Teacher accused of duct taping boy to desk)
34. Lake Brantley High, Seminole County, FL (Sexual Misconduct: 2008, Milo Franklin Congden received Permanent Revocation and barred from applying for another certificate; accused of referring to a female student as "G-string" and saying she had a "nice butt" and commenting to a female student about a female teacher's breasts)
35. Lakeland Senior High, Polk County, Lakeland, FL (Sexual Misconduct: Richard Bruce Lundahl received Surrender/Permanent Revocation in 2008; accused of having sex with a female student when she visited his home for music tutoring)
36. Lakeview Middle School, Orange County Schools, Winter Garden Florida (Sexual Misconduct: Vincent Gary Rains received Permanent Revocation in 2007; found guilty by the court of lewd battery on a 12-year-old male student; 2006, Todd W. Johnson, Pinar Elementary and Conway Middle, Permanent Revocation; accused of having a relationship with a former 13-year-old student that involved meeting after school sporting events, and e-mailing and calling the girl to say he loved her and wanted their friendship to grow into something more.)
37. Lake Worth Middle School, Lake Worth, FL (Sexual Misconduct: 2006, James Michael Mostowy received suspension, three years' probation, and $2,000 fine in 2006; accused of an inappropriate personal relationship with a former student that included writing letters to each other, inviting her to his home to swim in his pool and giving her gifts)
38. Lantana Middle School, Palm Beach, FL (Restraint: Boy with autism restrained 89 times in 14 months)
39. Leesburg High School, Lake County, Leesburg, FL (Sexual Misconduct: 2008, Brandon Hughes received letter of reprimand and $500 fine in 2008; accused of touching the genitals of an 18-year-old former student on school property while treating her for a boil on her upper, inner thigh)
40. Limestone Creek Elementary School, Jupiter, FL (Restraint)
41. Lippman Family Center, Broward County, FL (DEATH: 15 yr old Anthony Dumas died on 6/12/00 - 4 months after falling into a coma after he hung himself with a belt in an unlicensed facility that is under contract with the State of Florida Dept of Juvenile Justice; employees at the facility snapped pictures and, though he was still alive, they did NOT cut him down, instead waiting for state police to arrive on the scene.)
42. Madison Middle School, Brevard County, FL (Sexual Misconduct: Benjamin Leon Gary received Five-year Revocation of certificate in 2006; accused of touching at least two girls under their shirts and on their thighs, telling a student she was pretty and had sexy lips and searching students' pockets with his hands, making them feel uncomfortable.)
43. Manatee Elementary. St. Lucie County, FL
44. McArthur High School, Hollywood, FL (Sexual Misconduct: Dana J. Sorensen received letter of reprimand and two years' probation in 2006; accused of keeping photos of nude or scantily-clad females, including students, in his classroom or on his school computer. He also allegedly made sexual comments to a female student online)
45 Miramar Elementary, Miramar, FL (Sexual Misconduct: Seth Kaplan received Permanent Revocation and barred from applying for a new certificate in 2008; accused of sending e-mails to a female student, discussing "inappropriate" subjects such as her virginity)
46. Monarch High School, Coconut Creek, FL (Abuse: Teacher’s aide under investigation for throwing metal chair at boy with autism)
47. Moorehead Senior High School, Moorehead County School District, FL (Seclusion Room: Special investigation found 5 seclusion rooms in district; Room 208 suspected as seclusion room)
48. New Smyrna Beach Middle School, Volusia County, New Smyrna Beach, FL (Sexual Misconduct: 2007, Paula Jean Cantrell received Surrender/Permanent Revocation in 2007; accused of having a sexual relationship with a male student for a year and a half; David Robert Nist received letter of reprimand and $500 fine in 2007; accused of sending sex-related texts to a female student and talking online to a female student about sex and drinking)
49. North Area Abeyance Center School, Brevard County, Mims, FL (Sexual Misconduct: Jennifer A. Collins received Permanent Revocation of certificate in 2006; found guilty in a criminal court of lewd battery against a 14-year-old male student.)
50. Oak Hammock K-8, St Lucie County, FL
51. Oviedo High School, Seminole County, Ovieda, FL (Sexual Misconduct: Brian S. Wilson received Permanent Revocation in 2006; accused of having a romantic relationship with a 17-year-old student)
52. Palm Beach Lakes High School, Palm Beach, FL (Sexual Misconduct: James H. Wheeler received Permanent Revocation in 2006; accused of having an "intimate physical relationship" with a female student)
53. Parkway Academy Charter High School, Miramar, FL (Sexual Misconduct: Tamorris Wooten received Permanent Revocation and barred from applying for a new certificate; accused of having sex with a female student. Permanent Revocation and barred from applying for a new certificate in 2008; accused of having sex with a female student)
54. Pelican Elementary School, Lee County, FL
55. Pinar Elementary School, Orange County Schools, Orlando, FL (Sexual Misconduct: 2006, Todd W. Johnson received Permanent Revocation in 2006; accused of having a relationship with a former 13-year-old student that involved meeting after school sporting events, and e-mailing and calling the girl to say he loved her and wanted their friendship to grow into something more.)
56. Pinellas Central Elementary, Pinellas County FL
57. Pine Ridge High, Volusia County, Deltona, FL (Sexual Misconduct Maria Claudia Velasco-Rangel received letter of reprimand and $500 fine in 2008; accused of engaging students in inappropriate discussions about sex and embarrassing students by asking them in front of the class if they were virgins)
58. Robert Hungerford Preparatory High, Orange County Schools, Kissimmee, FL (Sexual Misconduct: 2006, Thomas Solister Lee received Surrender/Permanent Revocation in 2006; accused of asking an 18-year-old student about having a romantic relationship with him after she graduated)
59. Rolling Green Elementary, West Palm Beach County, FL (Sexual Misconduct: Carol L. Flannigan received Surrender/Permanent Revocation in 2008; pleaded guilty to lewd molestation. She admitted having sex with a fifth-grader in 2003)
60. Royal Palm Exceptional School, Lee County, Ft. Myers, FL (Arrest: 9 yr old girl with mental illness arrested after being taken to “time out room”)
61. Simons Career Center, Hillsboro County, Plant City, FL (Restraint and Seclusion)
62. South Seminole Middle School, Seminole County Public Schools, Cassleberry, Seminole Country (Abuse: Teacher charged with abusing 5 boys with autism multiple times)
63. Spruce Creek High, Volusia County, Port Orange, FL (Sexual Misconduct: Delana McFarland received letter of reprimand and two years' probation and required to pay a $250 fine and complete a college ethics course in 2008; accused of sending a male student text messages, calling him "cutie," "baby" and "sexie"; Christopher Thomas Kellett received letter of reprimand and $250 fine in 2006; accused of touching a student near her breast and on her stomach and leg and also hugging her several times while they were alone in an equipment room.)
64. Sunrise Elementary, Marion County Public School District, Ocala, FL (Sexual Misconduct: Darren Paul Lutz received letter of reprimand and two years' probation and required to pay a $250 fine and complete a college course on child development in 2007; accused of touching a female students' breasts while asking, "Who do you love?")
65.Three Oaks Elementary, Lee County, FL (Restraint)
66. Trafalgar Elementary School, Lee County, FL
67. University High School, Orange County Public Schools, Orlando, FL (Sexual Misconduct/License Revoked: 2008, Bradley J. Winneshiek received a Surrender/Permanent Revocation of certificate; accused of calling and e-mailing two female students to discuss his marital problems; asking a female student to dinner after she moved to another school; and having photos on his school computer of female students wearing bras or bathing suits and kissing each other in 2008.)
68. Unnamed School, Broward County, FL (Sexual Misconduct: Lynn H. Rochelle received Surrender/Permanent Revocation in 2008; accused of having a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old female student more than 30 years ago while teaching in Texas)
69. Unnamed School, Orange County, FL (Sexual Misconduct: Cynthia Jean Bradford received Permanent Revocation and barred from applying for another certificate; accused of misconduct that included reading graphically-sexual material to students that was not part of her lesson plan in 2008)
70. Unnamed School, Pinellas County, FL (Locked Seclusion Room: 9 yr old child with “severe emotional handicaps placed in concrete 6 x 6 room)
71. Unnamed School, Polk County, FL (Sexual Misconduct: Jason Scott Hornsby received Letter of Reprimand, two years' probation and required to pay a $500 fine and complete a college course on ethics in 2008; accused of sending a female student vulgar and threatening e-mails)
72. Unnamed School, Velusia County, FL (Sexual Conduct: Paul W. Blanchfield received letter of reprimand and $350 fine in 2007; accused of hugging and kissing a 13-year-old girl in his classroom and a storage area)
73. Venice Elementary School, Sarasota County School District, Venice, FL (Abuse: Special Ed. Teacher charged with Physical Abuse of students)
74. Villas Elementary, Fort Meyers, FL
75. Warner Christian Academy, South Daytona, FL (Arrest/Sexual Abuse: Teacher Cynthia Horvath accused of repeated unlawful sexual activity with a 17 yr old boy)
76.Watkins Elementary School, Pembroke Park, FL (Sexual Misconduct: Victor Melece Chaler received letter of reprimand, three years' probation, required to pay a $500 fine, and prohibited from working with non-communicative students in 2008; accused of inappropriately touching a male student while the boy sat on his lap several times)
77. William R. Boone High School, Orange County School, Orlando, FL (Sexual Misconduct: Aaron Kurdle received letter of reprimand and two years' probation plus a $1,000 fine and a requirement to take a college course on child development; accused of making sexual comments and commenting on female students' weight and breast size in 2008; Laura Hilton received Permanent Revocation; accused of having sex with a 17-year-old student in 2007; Dang Van Dinh, Boone High received Surrender/Permanent Revocation; pleaded guilty to lewd battery on a child after acknowledging he had a sexual relationship with a student for almost a year in 2006.)
78.Winter Haven High, Polk County, Winter Haven, FL (Sexual Misconduct: Jason Wade Carter received Permanent Revocation in 2007; accused of having a romantic relationship with a 17-year-old student that included meeting her alone in his vehicle, holding her hand and kissing her on the mouth.)
Georgia
1. Alpine Psychoeducational Program, Pioneer Regional Educational Service Agency (RESA), Gainesville, GA (Seclusion DEATH: Suicide by hanging)
2. Chestatee Elementary, Cummng, GA 30040 (We are happy to report this school NO LONGER USES SECLUSION ROOMS!)
3. Hephzibah Elementary School, Richmond Cty, Georgia (Abuse, Seclusion)
Illinois
1. Jefferson Elementary School, Harvard, IL (Substitute teacher convicted of aggravated battery/unlawful restraint, sentenced to two years probation, a $1500 fine and 80 hours public service; taped two children with disabilities to chairs)
2. John B. Ward Du Quoin, IL
3. Robert Frost Jr. High School, Schaumburg, IL
4. Schaumburg Township Elementary School District 54, Schaumburg, IL
Indiana
1. Fairview Elementary School, Richmond Community Schools, Wayne County, Richmond, IN (Restraint Injury)
Iowa
1. Adel Elementary School, Adel-Desoto-Minburg Community School District, Adel, IA (Seclusion)
2. Walnut Hills Elementary, Waukee, IA ( Seclusion, including one lasting 3.5 hours)
3. Waukee Elementary School, Waukee, IA
Kansas
1. Heartspring, Witchita, KS
2. Shawnee Mission School District, Shawnee Mission, KS (Abuse: KS Dept of Social & Rehabilitative Services confirmed teacher abused child in school)
3. Unified School District 480, (Sexual Abuse: Volunteer charged and prosecuted for sexual molestation in Bolger, TX was employed by district; new allegations against him have surfaced)
Kentucky
1. Crestwood Elementary School, Oldham County, KY (Seclusion: Boy with autism placed in locked closet 78 times in 11 weeks)
Louisiana
1. Hope Valley Youth Ranch, Minden, LA (DEATH: 12 yr old Alex Harris died on 9/13/05 due to dehydration; 8 individuals charged with negligent homicide)
Maryland
1. Bowling Brook Preparatory School, Keymar, MD (Restraint Death – Private School)
2. Edgemeade-Raymond A. Rogers Jr. School, Prince George County, Upper Marlboro, MD (RESTRAINT DEATH: 17 yr old Carlton Eugene Thomas died on May 2001 from cardiac arrest during a restraint)
3. Thomas S. Wooton High School, Rockville, MD (Teacher accused of distributing cocaine to students)
Massachusetts
1. Alice A. Macomber Elementary School, Westport, MA (Abuse: Two teachers charged with physically abusing a boy with autism)
2. Judge Rotenberg Education Center, Canton, MA (Also uses Electroshock)
3. Lyons Elementary School, Randolph, MA (Abuse: Teacher accused of and witnessed abusing 6 different nonverbal children with autism; to date, no charges have been filed and “no evidence of abuse has been found.”)
Michigan
1. Farley Hill Elementary, Pinckney, MI (Restraints)
2. Genesee Intermediate School District, MI
3. Lakeland Elementary School, Pinckney School District, Hamburg, MI (Restraints; Principal’s office used for seclusion room; improper arrest of special needs child)
4. Millet Learning Center , Bridgeport, MI (Restraint Death)
5. Navigator Middle School, Pickney, MI (Restraints and Seclusion)
6. Parchment High School, MI (Restraint Death)
7. Pathfinder Middle School, Pinckney, MI (Restraints and Seclusion)
8. Pinckney Elementary School, Pinckney, MI (Restraints)
9. Pinckney High School, Pickney, MI (Locked seclusion room)
Minnesota
1. Adams Elementary School, Anoka-Henepin School District, Coon Rapids, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
2. Aitkin Elementary School, Aitkin School District, FL (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 8 feet by 8 feet unlocked seclusion room)
3. Alden-Conger ECFE, Alden-Conger Public School District, Alden, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 2 unlocked seclusion rooms)
4. Andover Elementary School, Anoka-Henepin School District, Andover, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 2 seclusion rooms)
5. Anoka High School, Anoka-Henepin School District, Anoka, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified two seclusion rooms)
6. Armstrong Elementary School, South Washington School District, Cottage Grove, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified unlocked seclusion room)
7. Becker Intermediate Elementary School, Becker Public School District, Becker, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified locked and unlocked seclusion rooms)
8. Becker Primary School, Becker Public School District, Becker, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified locked and unlocked seclusion rooms)
9. Bel Air Elementary School, Moundsville Public School District, New Brighton, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
10. Bellaire Transition Program, N.E. Metro District 916, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
11. Bell Center School, Anoka-Henepin School District, Coon Rapids, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 2 seclusion rooms)
12. Bird Island Elementary School, BOLD Public Schools #2534, Bird Island, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified unlocked seclusion room)
13. Bren Road Education Center, Intermediate School District 287, Minnetonka, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified “calming” room; district cited in 2005 for failure to properly incorporate the use of time-out for seclusion into students IEP, failure to properly document amount of time student spent in time out, kept student in time out in excess of 15 minutes and denied student access to water, failure to provide a well ventilated room for time out. Corrective action was implemented.)
14. Burnsville High, Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Dist. 191, Burnsville, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
15. Capitol View Center Alternative Learning Program, N.E. Metro School District 916, Saint Paul, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
16. Capitol View Center, Creative Alternatives Program, N.E. Metro School District 916, Saint Paul, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
17. Cedar Mountain Elementary School, Cedar Mountain School District, Cedar Mountain, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
18. Centennial Elementary School, Richfield School District, Richfield, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 5 feet by 6 feet by 9 feet seclusion room)
19. Central Family Center, Shakopee School District, Shakopee, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room not currently in use)
20. Central Middle School, Columbia Heights School District, Saint Paul, MN ((Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified unlocked seclusion room)
21. Champlin Park High School, Anoka-Henepin School District, Champlin, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
22. Clear Springs Elementary School, Minnetonka School District, Minnetonka, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified unlocked 6 feet by 6 feet seclusion room)
23. Coon Rapids High School, Anoka-Henepin School District, Coon Rapids, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 2 seclusion rooms)
24. Cornelia Elementary School, Edina School District, Edina, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 10 feet by 4.5 feet seclusion room no longer in use)
25. Crosby Elementary, Crosby, MN (Single child restrained over 100 times; over 40 hours spent in “Time Out” Room)
26. Cuyuna Range Elementary School, Crosby-Ironton Public Schools, FL (Seclusion Rooms: Special investigation identified 2 seclusion rooms; one room is 8 feet 2 inches, the other one is 7 feet 8 inches)
27. Dakota Ridge School, Rosemont-Apple Valley-Eagan School District, Apple Valley, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified unlocked 9 feet by 12 feet seclusion room; district cited in 2002, corrective action plan approved)
28. Eagle Creek Elementary School, Shakopee District 720, Shakopee, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 7 feet by 9 feet seclusion room)
29. Edward Neill Elementary, Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Dist. 191, Burnsville, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
30. Fergus Falls Special Ed. Coop., Fergus Falls, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room at elementary and middle school levels)
31. Fertile-Beltrami High School, Fertile Beltrami ISD 599, Fertile, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 9 feet by 15 feet seclusion room)
32. Five Lakes Elementary School, Fairmont School District, Fairmont, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 3 9 feet by 6 feet seclusion rooms)
33. Five Lakes Junior High School, Fairmont School District, Fairmont, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 2 9 feet by 6 feet seclusion rooms)
34. Five Lakes Senior High School, Fairmont School District, Fairmont, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 2 9 feet by 6 feet seclusion rooms)
35. Forest Lake Area School District, Forest Lake, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion rooms in 3 elementary schools and 1 junior high school in the district)
36. Fred Moore Middle School, Anoka-Henepin School District, Anoka, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
37. Gateway Level IV Program, North Branch School District, North Branch, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 6x8, 8x8, 8x10, 10x12, 10x14, 23x10 seclusion rooms throughout district)
38. Golden Lake Elementary School, Centennial School District 12, Circle Pines, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified locked seclusion room)
39. Groveland Elementary School, Minnetonka School District, Minnetonka, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified unlocked 6 feet by 6 feet seclusion room)
40. Hamilton Elementary, Anoka-Henepin School District, Coon Rapids, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
41. Hidden Valley Elementary, Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Dist. 191, Savage, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
42. Highlands Elementary School, Edina School District, Edina, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 8.5 feet by 9 feet seclusion room no longer in use)
43. Hillside Elementary School, South Washington County School District, Cottage Grove, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified unlocked seclusion room)
44. Hinckley-Finlayson EBD School, Hinckley-Finlayson School District, Hinckley, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 50 feet by 50 feet seclusion room)
45. Hinckley-Finlayson Elementary School, Hinckley-Finlayson School District, Hinckley, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 50 feet by 50 feet seclusion room)
46. Hinckley-Finlayson High School, Hinckley-Finlayson School District, Hinckley, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 50 feet by 50 feet seclusion room)
47. Hosterman Education Center, Intermediate School District 287, New Hope, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified “calming” room; district cited in 2005 for failure to properly incorporate the use of time-out for seclusion into students IEP, failure to properly document amount of time student spent in time out, kept student in time out in excess of 15 minutes and denied student access to water, failure to provide a well ventilated room for time out. Corrective action was implemented.)
48. Humboldt Junior High School, St. Paul, MN (Sexual Abuse: Special Education teacher allegedly had sex with 14 yr old girl with disabilities)
49. Jackson Middle School, Anoka-Henepin School District, Champlin, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation found 2 seclusion rooms)
50. Kimball Area High School, Kimball School District, Kimball, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified unlocked 7 feet by 6 feet seclusion room)
51. Lakeview Elementary School, Albert Lea District 241, MN (Special investigation identified 8 feet by 9 feet locked seclusion room; school cited on 10/18/06 for safety code violations due to lack of lock disengagement system and lack of sprinkler system; room stopped was not used until repairs were made; unknown whether room is still used)
52. LO Jacob Elementary, Anoka-Henepin School District, Coon Rapids, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 3 seclusion rooms)
53. Long Prairie Elementary School, Long Prairie & Grey Eagle School District 2753, Long Prairie, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified unlocked 11 feet by 8 feet seclusion room)
54. Marion W. Savage Elementary, Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Dist. 191, Savage, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
55. Middle River High School, Greenbush, MN (Seclusion Room: Special Investigation identified 4 foot by 4 foot unlocked seclusion room)
56. Milaca Elementary School, Milaca School District, Milaca, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified locked 9 feet 11 inches seclusion room and unlocked 6 feet 2 inches, by 5 feet 4 inches seclusion room in district; complaint filed 8 years ago was dismissed)
57. Milaca High School, Milaca School District, Milaca, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified locked 9 feet 11 inches seclusion room and unlocked 6 feet 2 inches, by 5 feet 4 inches seclusion room in district; complaint filed 8 years ago was dismissed)
58. Minnewaska Area Day Treatment Program, Minnewaska School District, Minnewaska, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified locked seclusion room)
59. Minnewaska Elementary School, Minnewaska School District, Minnewaska, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified unlocked seclusion room)
60. Minnewaska High School, Minnewaska School District, Minnewaska, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified unlocked seclusion room)
61. Monroe Elementary School, Anoka-Henepin School District, Brooklyn Park, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
62. Moorehead Senior High School, Moorehead Area School District, Moorehead, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 5 seclusion rooms – one possibly Room 208; complaint filed, results unknown)
63. Newport Elementary School, South Washington County School District, Newport, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified unlocked seclusion room)
64. New Prague High School, New Prague School District, New Prague, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 13 feet by 11.5 feet seclusion room)
65. New Prague Middle School, New Prague School District, New Prague, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 15 feet by 30 feet seclusion room)
66. New Ulm School Grades 4-6, New Ulm School District, New Ulm, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 7 feet by 10 feet seclusion room)
67. New Ulm School Grades 7-12, New Ulm School District, New Ulm, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 6 feet by 8 feet seclusion room)
68. North Branch High School, North Branch School Distrcit, North Branch, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 6x8, 8x8, 8x10, 10x12, 10x14, 23x10 seclusion rooms throughout district)
69. North Branch Middle School, North Brach School District, North Branch, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 6x8, 8x8, 8x10, 10x12, 10x14, 23x10 seclusion rooms throughout district)
70. North Branch Primary School, North Branch School District, North Branch, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 6x8, 8x8, 8x10, 10x12, 10x14, 23x10 seclusion rooms throughout district)
71. Northdale Middle School, Anoka-Henepin School District, Coon Rapids, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
72. North Elementary School, Princeton School District, Princeton, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
73. Northpoint Elementary School, Spring Lake Park School District, Spring Lake Park, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
74. Northwest Counseling and Guidance Clinic, Rice Lake, Minneapolis, MN (RESTRAINT DEATH: 7 yr old Angelika “Angie” Arndt” died due to asphyxia during a prone restraint; death ruled a homicide)
75. Northwood Childrens' Home, Duluth, MN (RESTRAINT DEATH: 17 yr old Bobby Sue Thomas died on 8/16/96 during prone restraint)
76. Oakview Middle School, Anoka-Henepin School District, Anoka, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
77. Oxbow Creek Elementary School, Anoka-Henepin School District, Champlin, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
78. PACT Charter School, Ramsey, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 5 feet wide by 6.5 feet long seclusion room)
79. Park Terrace Elementary School, Spring Lake Park School District, Spring Lake Park, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
80. Pearson Elementary School, Shakopee District 720, Shakopee, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 10 feet by 20 feet seclusion room)
81. Pine River-Backus Elementary School (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified school has seclusion room)
82. Pine River-Backus High School (Seclusion Room: Special investigation indentified school has seclusion room)
83. Princeton Middle School, Princeton School District, Princeton, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
84. Ramsey Elementary School, Anoka-Henepin School District, Anoka, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
85. Red Oak Elementary School, Shakopee District 720, Shakopee, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 10 feet by 13 feet seclusion room)
86. Red Rock Elementary School, South Washington County School District, Woodbury, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified unlocked seclusion room)
87. Redwood Valley High School, Redwood School District, Redwood, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 6 feet 8 inches x 9 feet by 8 inches seclusion room)
88. Redwood Valley Middle School, Redwood School District, Redwood, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 6 feet by 5 feet 3 inchess seclusion room)
89. Reed Gray Elementary School, Redwood School District, Redwood, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 7 feet 6 inches by 7 feet 3 inches seclusion room)
90. Richfield Intermediate School, Richfield School District, Richfield, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 5 feet by 6 feet by 9 feet seclusion room)
91. Richfield Middle School, Richfield School District, Richfield, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 5 feet by 6 feet by 9 feet seclusion room)
92. River Valley Education Center, River Valley School District, River Valley, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified two 10 feet by 12 feet seclusion rooms)
93. Royalton Elementary School, Royalton School District, Royalton, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified unlocked 7.5 feet by 8 feet seclusion room)
94. Rum River Elementary School, Anoka-Henepin School District, Andover, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
95. Scenic Heights Elementary School, Minnetonka School District, Minnetonka, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified unlocked 6 feet by 6 feet seclusion room)
96. Scott Highlands Middle School, Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District, Apple Valley, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 6 feet by 7 feet seclusion room)
97. Sheridian Hill Elementary, Richfield School District, Richfield, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 5 feet by 6 feet by 9 feet seclusion room)
98. Sky Oaks Elementary School, Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Dist. 191, Burnsville, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
99. Sky View Elementary School, North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale School District, Oakdale, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
100. Sleepy Eye School District, Sleepy Eye, MN ((Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 8 feet by 15 feet “quiet room”)
101. Snail Lake Education Center, Bridges Program, Moundsview Public School District, Shoreview, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
102. Sorteberg Elementary School, Anoka-Henepin School District, Andover, MN (Seclusion room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
103. South Education Center, Intermediate School District 287, Richfield, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified “calming” room; district cited in 2005 for failure to properly incorporate the use of time-out for seclusion into students IEP, failure to properly document amount of time student spent in time out, kept student in time out in excess of 15 minutes and denied student access to water, failure to provide a well ventilated room for time out. Corrective action was implemented.)
104. South Elementary School, Princeton School District, Princeton, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
105. SUCCESS Program, Southland Independent School District 500, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 11.5 feet by 5.5 feet seclusion room)
106. Sun Path Elementary School, Shakopee District 720, Shakopee, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 6 feet by 8 feet seclusion room)
107. Sunrise River Elementary School, North Branch School District, North Branch, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 6 feet by 8 feet seclusion room)
108. Sweeney Elementary School, Shakopee District 720, Shakopee, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 6 feet by 8 feet seclusion room)
109. Turtle Lake Elementary School, Wings Program, Moundsville Public School District, Shoreview, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
110. Vale Educational Center, Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Dist. 191, Eagan, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
111. Valley Crossing Community School, N.E. Metro School District 916, Woodbury, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
112. Valley View Elementary School, Columbia Heights School District, Bloomington, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified unlocked seclusion room)
113. West Side Elementary School, Marshall School District, Marshall, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified unlocked 7 feet by 7 feet seclusion room)
114. Westwood Intermediate School, Spring Lake Park School District, Blaine, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
115. Westwood Middle School, Spring Lake Park School District, Blaine, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
116. White Bear Lake High School South Campus Program, N.E. Metro District 916, White Bear Lake, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
Missouri
1. Heartland Christian Academy, Bethel, MO (Boot Camp with known history of employing sex offenders and not “sparing the rod.”)
2. North Mercer R3, Mercer, MO (Seclusion Room: Closet converted to seclusion room)
3. Underwood Elementary School, Lee’s Summit R-7 School District, Lee’s Summit, MO (Seclusion: Child kept in closet for most of a month)
Nevada
1. Reed Elementary School, Las Vegas, NV (Abuse: Teacher charged with 5 counts felony child abuse; allegedly pinched, pushed, and otherwise abused children with autism)
New Jersey
1. A. Russel Knight, Cherry Hill School District, Cherry Hill, NJ (Padded closet for seclusion and use of physical restraints)
2. Bancroft School, Haddonfield, NJ (Residential Facility - death)
3. Clara Barton School, Cherry Hill School District, Cherry Hill, NJ (Seclusion/Padded Room)
4. Cooper Hill Elementary School, Cherry Hill, NJ (Restraint)
5. Kilmer School, Cherry Hill, NJ
6. Kingston Elementary School, Cherry Hill, NJ
7. Thomas Paine Elementary School, Cherry Hill, NJ (Seclusion)
8. Three Bridges School, Readington School District, Hunterdon County, NJ (Abuse/Restraint)
New York
1. Anderson School, Dutchess County, Staatsburg, NY (Abuse and Neglect of child with Autism)
2. Buffalo School #67, Buffalo, NY (Sexual Abuse)
3. Hicksville School System, Board of Cooperative Education Services (BOCES) Center, Nassau County, NY (Seclusion in 5’ by 6’ “timeout chamber”)
4. Lanigan Elementary School, Fulton, NY (Abuse: Special Education Teacher charged with striking two children with disabilities; charges dismissed)
5. O.D. Heck Development Center, Schenectady, NY (DEATH: Suffocation of a boy with autism during Restraint)
6. Mahopac Falls Elementary, Bridge Program, Mahopac Falls School District, Mahopac, NY (Sexual and Verbal Abuse, Falsification of Records)
7. Public School 43, Rochester, NY (Abuse: Parents of special education students received 2 sentence letter stating children may have been abused; no further information provided to parents)
8. Public School 81, Ridgewood, NY (Restraint: 5 yr old boy with autism arrested)
9. Wayne Finger Lake, Board of Cooperative Education Services (BOCES) Center, Wayne County, NY (Seclusion in “Time Out” Room)
New Mexico
1. Chaparral Elementary, Santa Fe Schools, Santa Fe, NM (Restraint: Teaching intern charged with duct taping students’ mouths, then later tying 2 students to chairs)
North Carolina
1. Carroll Middle School, Raleigh, NC (Restraint/Abuse/Lawsuit: The Disability Rights Network filed suit, stating children with autism were being improperly restrained, handcuffed, and students returned home with unexplained bruises)
2. East McDowell Junior High, Marion, NC (Restraint: 14 yr old boy with autism restrained with belt and led around school “on a leash” on at least 3 occasions)
3. Hasty Elementary School, Davidson County, NC (Seclusion Room: School reported to have and use padded seclusion room)
4. Hope Valley Elementary School, Durham Public Schools, Durham, North Carolina (Therapist Accused of Taping Shut Boy's Mouth)
5. Welcome Elementary, Davidson County, NC (Seclusion Room: School reported to have and use padded seclusion room)
Ohio
1. C.O. Harrison Elementary School, Oak Hills School District, Cincinnati, OH (Restraint: Boy with ADHD restrained and sent to hospital psych ward without parental notification; Seclusion: “Safe Room”)
2. Violet Elementary School, Pickerington Local School district, Pickerington, OH (Abuse: Physical therapist witnessed educational aide threaten to hit a 9 yr old girl with hearing impairment, mental retardation, behavioral “problems” and speech delay in the head with a rolling cart, put her foot on the girl’s back, roll her over onto her stomach then put her in a “straight jacket” hold to forcibly remove her from the classroom; incident started when 9 yr old girl refused to stop sitting on top of a desk)
Oklahoma
1. High Pointe, Oklahoma City, OK (Death: Failure to provide adequate care)
Oregon
1. Oak Ridge Elementary School, Oak Ridge School District, Oak Ridge, OR (Restraint: Teacher placed on paid leave for taping 9 yr old boy to chair)
Pennsylvania
1. Artman Elementary School (K-3), Hermitage School District, Hermitage, PA
2. Hutchinson Elementary School, Laurel Highlands School District, Uniontown, PA (Restraint and Seclusion of child with autism/epilepsy)
3. Intermediate Elementary School, Poconos, PA (Seclusion: District and their attorneys denied in writing having “time out rooms,” but finally admitted to them. District insists the room is used “appropriately; however, girl with autism sent to room so frequently, she calls it “her office,” while her brother with autism is placed in room frequently for long periods)
4. Longstreth Elementary School, Philiadelphia School District, Philadelphia PA (Restraints)
5. Martha Washington Elementary, Philadelphia, PA (Abuse)
6. Moniteau High School, Butler, PA (Sexual Abuse: Basketball Coach and Substitute teacher Matthew Goettler charged with sexual abuse of male students with “hat of dares” game, that included daring children to drink urine, streaking, encouraging them to remove their clothing and join him in a hot tub; also sent out sexual text messages)
7. Northern Potter Children's School, Potter County, PA
8. SummitQuest Academy Ephrata, PA (Residential Facility)
9. Woods Services, Langhorne, PA (Residential Facility) (Abuse and Neglect from Excessive use of Restraints)
10. YMCA, Connellsville, PA (Day Care/Preschool) (Chemical Restraints/Physical Restraints: PA Department of Public Welfare confirmed workers were giving children as young as age 3 (some with disabilities such as autism) alum, a food preservative that when ingested causes gastrointestinal distress and flulike symptoms as a form of discipline; some children may also have been physically restrained either in the process or as another form of discipline)
Rhode Island
1. Block Island School, New Shoreham School District, New Shoreham, RI (Seclusion: Concrete seclusion room in basement of school)
South Carolina
1. Liberty Hill Academy, Charleston, SC
Tennessee
1. Beech Elementary School, Sumner County School District Hendersonville, TN (Restraints/Seclusions)
2. Benny Bills Elementary School, Sumner County School District, Gallatin, TN (Restraints/Seclusions)
3. Bon Lind Elementary School, TN (Seclusion/Time Out Room: 12 yr old boy diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome found sitting in his own excrement after being left in time out room)
4. Chad Youth Enhancement Center, Ashland City, TN (RESTRAINT DEATHS; Prone Restraint; Strangulation; Abuse; Rape: 14 yr old Linda Harris died after being restrained by a male staffer who’d collapsed on top of her; 16 yr old Omega Leach killed by male staff member, by suspected prone restraint along with signs of strangulation – death ruled homicide; 16 yr old Boy strangled by aide who’d lifted him up off the floor against a wall until other staffers pulled aide off of him; Reports indicate average of up to 10 restraints per day; 13 yr old boy raped by fellow resident; numerous hospitalizations for injuries sustained during restraints)
5. Clyde Riggs Elementary School, Sumner County School District, Portland, TN (Restraints/Seclusions)
6. Compass Intervention Center (Sexual Abuse; Restraints; Physical/Verbal Abuse: Male staffers reportedly have made sexual comments to female residents; staffers reported “slamming” residents; multiple restraint injuries; residents denied basic necessities such as food and water)
7. Genesis Academy, Nashville, TN
8. George Whitten Elementary School, Sumner County School District, Hendersonville, TN (Restraints/Seclusions)
9. Howard Schools, Gallatin, TN (Restraint/Seclusion)
10. Joseph Brown Elementary School, Maury County Public School System, Columbia, TN (Seclusion Room: 9 year old boy with ADHD/ODD was stripped to his underwear and placed in a room with no interior handle and construction paper over the windows; Judge ruled procedure LEGAL)
11. Learn Center, Anderson County Schools, Clinton, TN (Restraint: 9 yr old boy with autism injured by improperly administered restraint; child strapped down and denied food for 4 hours while mother was refused access to crying child)
12. Madison Schools, Madison, TN (Restraint/Seclusion)
13. Metro Schools, Davidson County, TN (Sexual Abuse/Assault/Federal Investigation/Justice Dept: 11 yr old girl with autism sexually assaulted on bus right behind bus driver, 9 yr old boy with disabilities molested by 19 yr old boy with disabilities on bus)
14. Murrell Schools, Nashville, TN (Restraint/Seclusion)
15. Oakmont Elementary, Dickenson County, TN (Prone restraint of boy with autism)
16. Portland Middle School, Sumner County School District, Portland, TN (Restraint/Seclusion)
17. R. T. Fisher Alternative School, Gallatin, TN (Seclusion/Time Out Rooms: Secure rooms used to “isolate unruly students”; instead of locks, rooms are closed by “latches” to keep children inside)
18. Rucker Stewart Middle School, Sumner County School District, Gallatin, TN (Restraints/Seclusions)
19. T. W. Hunter Middle School, Sumner County School District, Hendersonville, TN (Restraints/Seclusions)
20. Williamson County Public Schools, Williamson County (Seclusion of boy with autism multiple times for approximately 3 hours)
Texas
1. Andrews Elementary School, Austin, TX (Abuse: Substitute teacher suspected of physically abusing pre-K boy with autism)
2. Athens Middle School, Athens TX (Abuse)
3. Brookhaven Youth Ranch, West, TX (RESTRAINT DEATH: 15 yr old Anthony Green died on 5/21/91 due to asphyxiation during a 15 minute prone restraint)
4. Cold Springs Correctional Facility, Mansfield Boot Camp, Fort Worth, TX (18 yr old Bryan Dale Alexander died in 2001 due to pneumonia and lack of proper medical care; CSC and a nurse convicted of negligent homicide)
5. Healthcare Rehabilitation Center, Austin, TX (RESTRAINT DEATH: 18 yr old Brandon Hadden died in 1988 when he choked on his own vomit while restrained face down while in a straight jacket)
6. Jim Ned High School, Tuscola, TX (Sexual Abuse: Male Teacher charged with attempted improper relationship between an educator and three different female students; allegedly offered better grade for sex)
7. Manor Middle School, Killeen, TX (Restraint Death)
8..Mason Middle School, Killeen, TX (Restraint Death)
9. Old Union Elementary School, Southlake, TX (Investigative report: District’s law firm finds testing-procedure violations, misuse of restraining holds on children and a hostile work environment)
10. Progressive Youth Center, Houston, TX (RESTRAINT DEATH: 17 yr old Bobby Joe Randolph died on 9/26/96 of asphyxia during a two-person restraint; death ruled homicide)
Utah
1. Achieving a Better Life, Chubbuck, UT (DEATH: 2 yr old Cameron Hamilton died on 12/5/05 of severe head trauma; 1st degree murder charges filed)
2. Foothill Elementary School, Brigham City, UT, Box Elder County (Restraint/Seclusion)
3. Youth Care of Utah, Draper, UT (DEATH: 14 yr old Brendan Bloom died on 6/28/07 as a result of complications from an untreated bowel obstruction; two counselors were fired and charged with child neglect)
Vermont
1. Bennington Elementary, Southern Vermont Supervisory Union, Bennington, VT (Restraint)
2. Catamount Elementary, Bennington, VT (Restraint) (School closed due to district consolidation)
3. Molly Stark Elementary, Bennington, VT (Restraint)
4. Monument Elementary, Bennington, VT (Restraint)
5. St. Anthony’s School, Burlington, VT (Restraint)
Virginia
1. Clover Hill Elementary School, Chesterfield County, VA (Restraint)
2. Falling Branch Elementary School, Christiansonburg, VA (Abuse: Teacher’s aide accused of bruising 6 yr old child in special needs class)
3. Hopkins Elementary School, Richmond, VA (Restraint of boy in Kindergarten)
4. Liberty Middle School, Fairfax, VA (Restraint: Child’s feet duct-taped)
Washington
1. Syre Elementary School, BRITE Program, Shoreline School District, Shoreline, Washington (Restraint/Seclusion/Time Out Rooms: Isolation Room with carpeted walls and a door that can be secured from the outside by holding the handle down in the lock position. Once the handle is released to neutral position the door is unlocked; Quiet Room with carpeted walls but no door where staff will restrain using 1-2 staff members by pinning their bodies over the student's body either against the wall or flat on the floor; Basket and cross holds also used)
West Virginia
1. Elkins Third Ward Elementary School, Randolph County School System, (Restraint/Abuse: 11 yr old boy with Down’s Syndrome and Seizure Disorder strapped to an Easy Stander Chair)
2. New Haven Elementary Preschool, Mason County School District, WV (Physical/Emotional Abuse)
3. Riverside High School, Kanawha County, WV (Sexual Abuse: Teenage girl with emotional and intellectual disabilities allegedly raped twice by male student in high school bathroom)
Wisconsin
1. Coolidge Elementary School, Neenah, WI (Abuse: Parents pulls children with special needs from school citing injuries)
2. Red Apple Elementary School Racine, WI
3. Unified School District 480, (Sexual Abuse: Volunteer charged and prosecuted for sexual molestation in Bolger, TX was employed by district; new allegations against him have surfaced)
Kentucky
1. Crestwood Elementary School, Oldham County, KY (Seclusion: Boy with autism placed in locked closet 78 times in 11 weeks)
Louisiana
1. Hope Valley Youth Ranch, Minden, LA (DEATH: 12 yr old Alex Harris died on 9/13/05 due to dehydration; 8 individuals charged with negligent homicide)
Maryland
1. Bowling Brook Preparatory School, Keymar, MD (Restraint Death – Private School)
2. Edgemeade-Raymond A. Rogers Jr. School, Prince George County, Upper Marlboro, MD (RESTRAINT DEATH: 17 yr old Carlton Eugene Thomas died on May 2001 from cardiac arrest during a restraint)
3. Thomas S. Wooton High School, Rockville, MD (Teacher accused of distributing cocaine to students)
Massachusetts
1. Alice A. Macomber Elementary School, Westport, MA (Abuse: Two teachers charged with physically abusing a boy with autism)
2. Judge Rotenberg Education Center, Canton, MA (Also uses Electroshock)
3. Lyons Elementary School, Randolph, MA (Abuse: Teacher accused of and witnessed abusing 6 different nonverbal children with autism; to date, no charges have been filed and “no evidence of abuse has been found.”)
Michigan
1. Farley Hill Elementary, Pinckney, MI (Restraints)
2. Genesee Intermediate School District, MI
3. Lakeland Elementary School, Pinckney School District, Hamburg, MI (Restraints; Principal’s office used for seclusion room; improper arrest of special needs child)
4. Millet Learning Center , Bridgeport, MI (Restraint Death)
5. Navigator Middle School, Pickney, MI (Restraints and Seclusion)
6. Parchment High School, MI (Restraint Death)
7. Pathfinder Middle School, Pinckney, MI (Restraints and Seclusion)
8. Pinckney Elementary School, Pinckney, MI (Restraints)
9. Pinckney High School, Pickney, MI (Locked seclusion room)
Minnesota
1. Adams Elementary School, Anoka-Henepin School District, Coon Rapids, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
2. Aitkin Elementary School, Aitkin School District, FL (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 8 feet by 8 feet unlocked seclusion room)
3. Alden-Conger ECFE, Alden-Conger Public School District, Alden, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 2 unlocked seclusion rooms)
4. Andover Elementary School, Anoka-Henepin School District, Andover, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 2 seclusion rooms)
5. Anoka High School, Anoka-Henepin School District, Anoka, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified two seclusion rooms)
6. Armstrong Elementary School, South Washington School District, Cottage Grove, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified unlocked seclusion room)
7. Becker Intermediate Elementary School, Becker Public School District, Becker, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified locked and unlocked seclusion rooms)
8. Becker Primary School, Becker Public School District, Becker, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified locked and unlocked seclusion rooms)
9. Bel Air Elementary School, Moundsville Public School District, New Brighton, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
10. Bellaire Transition Program, N.E. Metro District 916, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
11. Bell Center School, Anoka-Henepin School District, Coon Rapids, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 2 seclusion rooms)
12. Bird Island Elementary School, BOLD Public Schools #2534, Bird Island, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified unlocked seclusion room)
13. Bren Road Education Center, Intermediate School District 287, Minnetonka, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified “calming” room; district cited in 2005 for failure to properly incorporate the use of time-out for seclusion into students IEP, failure to properly document amount of time student spent in time out, kept student in time out in excess of 15 minutes and denied student access to water, failure to provide a well ventilated room for time out. Corrective action was implemented.)
14. Burnsville High, Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Dist. 191, Burnsville, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
15. Capitol View Center Alternative Learning Program, N.E. Metro School District 916, Saint Paul, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
16. Capitol View Center, Creative Alternatives Program, N.E. Metro School District 916, Saint Paul, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
17. Cedar Mountain Elementary School, Cedar Mountain School District, Cedar Mountain, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
18. Centennial Elementary School, Richfield School District, Richfield, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 5 feet by 6 feet by 9 feet seclusion room)
19. Central Family Center, Shakopee School District, Shakopee, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room not currently in use)
20. Central Middle School, Columbia Heights School District, Saint Paul, MN ((Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified unlocked seclusion room)
21. Champlin Park High School, Anoka-Henepin School District, Champlin, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
22. Clear Springs Elementary School, Minnetonka School District, Minnetonka, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified unlocked 6 feet by 6 feet seclusion room)
23. Coon Rapids High School, Anoka-Henepin School District, Coon Rapids, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 2 seclusion rooms)
24. Cornelia Elementary School, Edina School District, Edina, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 10 feet by 4.5 feet seclusion room no longer in use)
25. Crosby Elementary, Crosby, MN (Single child restrained over 100 times; over 40 hours spent in “Time Out” Room)
26. Cuyuna Range Elementary School, Crosby-Ironton Public Schools, FL (Seclusion Rooms: Special investigation identified 2 seclusion rooms; one room is 8 feet 2 inches, the other one is 7 feet 8 inches)
27. Dakota Ridge School, Rosemont-Apple Valley-Eagan School District, Apple Valley, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified unlocked 9 feet by 12 feet seclusion room; district cited in 2002, corrective action plan approved)
28. Eagle Creek Elementary School, Shakopee District 720, Shakopee, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 7 feet by 9 feet seclusion room)
29. Edward Neill Elementary, Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Dist. 191, Burnsville, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
30. Fergus Falls Special Ed. Coop., Fergus Falls, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room at elementary and middle school levels)
31. Fertile-Beltrami High School, Fertile Beltrami ISD 599, Fertile, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 9 feet by 15 feet seclusion room)
32. Five Lakes Elementary School, Fairmont School District, Fairmont, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 3 9 feet by 6 feet seclusion rooms)
33. Five Lakes Junior High School, Fairmont School District, Fairmont, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 2 9 feet by 6 feet seclusion rooms)
34. Five Lakes Senior High School, Fairmont School District, Fairmont, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 2 9 feet by 6 feet seclusion rooms)
35. Forest Lake Area School District, Forest Lake, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion rooms in 3 elementary schools and 1 junior high school in the district)
36. Fred Moore Middle School, Anoka-Henepin School District, Anoka, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
37. Gateway Level IV Program, North Branch School District, North Branch, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 6x8, 8x8, 8x10, 10x12, 10x14, 23x10 seclusion rooms throughout district)
38. Golden Lake Elementary School, Centennial School District 12, Circle Pines, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified locked seclusion room)
39. Groveland Elementary School, Minnetonka School District, Minnetonka, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified unlocked 6 feet by 6 feet seclusion room)
40. Hamilton Elementary, Anoka-Henepin School District, Coon Rapids, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
41. Hidden Valley Elementary, Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Dist. 191, Savage, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
42. Highlands Elementary School, Edina School District, Edina, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 8.5 feet by 9 feet seclusion room no longer in use)
43. Hillside Elementary School, South Washington County School District, Cottage Grove, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified unlocked seclusion room)
44. Hinckley-Finlayson EBD School, Hinckley-Finlayson School District, Hinckley, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 50 feet by 50 feet seclusion room)
45. Hinckley-Finlayson Elementary School, Hinckley-Finlayson School District, Hinckley, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 50 feet by 50 feet seclusion room)
46. Hinckley-Finlayson High School, Hinckley-Finlayson School District, Hinckley, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 50 feet by 50 feet seclusion room)
47. Hosterman Education Center, Intermediate School District 287, New Hope, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified “calming” room; district cited in 2005 for failure to properly incorporate the use of time-out for seclusion into students IEP, failure to properly document amount of time student spent in time out, kept student in time out in excess of 15 minutes and denied student access to water, failure to provide a well ventilated room for time out. Corrective action was implemented.)
48. Humboldt Junior High School, St. Paul, MN (Sexual Abuse: Special Education teacher allegedly had sex with 14 yr old girl with disabilities)
49. Jackson Middle School, Anoka-Henepin School District, Champlin, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation found 2 seclusion rooms)
50. Kimball Area High School, Kimball School District, Kimball, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified unlocked 7 feet by 6 feet seclusion room)
51. Lakeview Elementary School, Albert Lea District 241, MN (Special investigation identified 8 feet by 9 feet locked seclusion room; school cited on 10/18/06 for safety code violations due to lack of lock disengagement system and lack of sprinkler system; room stopped was not used until repairs were made; unknown whether room is still used)
52. LO Jacob Elementary, Anoka-Henepin School District, Coon Rapids, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 3 seclusion rooms)
53. Long Prairie Elementary School, Long Prairie & Grey Eagle School District 2753, Long Prairie, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified unlocked 11 feet by 8 feet seclusion room)
54. Marion W. Savage Elementary, Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Dist. 191, Savage, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
55. Middle River High School, Greenbush, MN (Seclusion Room: Special Investigation identified 4 foot by 4 foot unlocked seclusion room)
56. Milaca Elementary School, Milaca School District, Milaca, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified locked 9 feet 11 inches seclusion room and unlocked 6 feet 2 inches, by 5 feet 4 inches seclusion room in district; complaint filed 8 years ago was dismissed)
57. Milaca High School, Milaca School District, Milaca, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified locked 9 feet 11 inches seclusion room and unlocked 6 feet 2 inches, by 5 feet 4 inches seclusion room in district; complaint filed 8 years ago was dismissed)
58. Minnewaska Area Day Treatment Program, Minnewaska School District, Minnewaska, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified locked seclusion room)
59. Minnewaska Elementary School, Minnewaska School District, Minnewaska, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified unlocked seclusion room)
60. Minnewaska High School, Minnewaska School District, Minnewaska, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified unlocked seclusion room)
61. Monroe Elementary School, Anoka-Henepin School District, Brooklyn Park, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
62. Moorehead Senior High School, Moorehead Area School District, Moorehead, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 5 seclusion rooms – one possibly Room 208; complaint filed, results unknown)
63. Newport Elementary School, South Washington County School District, Newport, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified unlocked seclusion room)
64. New Prague High School, New Prague School District, New Prague, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 13 feet by 11.5 feet seclusion room)
65. New Prague Middle School, New Prague School District, New Prague, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 15 feet by 30 feet seclusion room)
66. New Ulm School Grades 4-6, New Ulm School District, New Ulm, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 7 feet by 10 feet seclusion room)
67. New Ulm School Grades 7-12, New Ulm School District, New Ulm, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 6 feet by 8 feet seclusion room)
68. North Branch High School, North Branch School Distrcit, North Branch, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 6x8, 8x8, 8x10, 10x12, 10x14, 23x10 seclusion rooms throughout district)
69. North Branch Middle School, North Brach School District, North Branch, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 6x8, 8x8, 8x10, 10x12, 10x14, 23x10 seclusion rooms throughout district)
70. North Branch Primary School, North Branch School District, North Branch, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 6x8, 8x8, 8x10, 10x12, 10x14, 23x10 seclusion rooms throughout district)
71. Northdale Middle School, Anoka-Henepin School District, Coon Rapids, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
72. North Elementary School, Princeton School District, Princeton, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
73. Northpoint Elementary School, Spring Lake Park School District, Spring Lake Park, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
74. Northwest Counseling and Guidance Clinic, Rice Lake, Minneapolis, MN (RESTRAINT DEATH: 7 yr old Angelika “Angie” Arndt” died due to asphyxia during a prone restraint; death ruled a homicide)
75. Northwood Childrens' Home, Duluth, MN (RESTRAINT DEATH: 17 yr old Bobby Sue Thomas died on 8/16/96 during prone restraint)
76. Oakview Middle School, Anoka-Henepin School District, Anoka, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
77. Oxbow Creek Elementary School, Anoka-Henepin School District, Champlin, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
78. PACT Charter School, Ramsey, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 5 feet wide by 6.5 feet long seclusion room)
79. Park Terrace Elementary School, Spring Lake Park School District, Spring Lake Park, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
80. Pearson Elementary School, Shakopee District 720, Shakopee, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 10 feet by 20 feet seclusion room)
81. Pine River-Backus Elementary School (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified school has seclusion room)
82. Pine River-Backus High School (Seclusion Room: Special investigation indentified school has seclusion room)
83. Princeton Middle School, Princeton School District, Princeton, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
84. Ramsey Elementary School, Anoka-Henepin School District, Anoka, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
85. Red Oak Elementary School, Shakopee District 720, Shakopee, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 10 feet by 13 feet seclusion room)
86. Red Rock Elementary School, South Washington County School District, Woodbury, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified unlocked seclusion room)
87. Redwood Valley High School, Redwood School District, Redwood, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 6 feet 8 inches x 9 feet by 8 inches seclusion room)
88. Redwood Valley Middle School, Redwood School District, Redwood, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 6 feet by 5 feet 3 inchess seclusion room)
89. Reed Gray Elementary School, Redwood School District, Redwood, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 7 feet 6 inches by 7 feet 3 inches seclusion room)
90. Richfield Intermediate School, Richfield School District, Richfield, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 5 feet by 6 feet by 9 feet seclusion room)
91. Richfield Middle School, Richfield School District, Richfield, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 5 feet by 6 feet by 9 feet seclusion room)
92. River Valley Education Center, River Valley School District, River Valley, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified two 10 feet by 12 feet seclusion rooms)
93. Royalton Elementary School, Royalton School District, Royalton, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified unlocked 7.5 feet by 8 feet seclusion room)
94. Rum River Elementary School, Anoka-Henepin School District, Andover, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
95. Scenic Heights Elementary School, Minnetonka School District, Minnetonka, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified unlocked 6 feet by 6 feet seclusion room)
96. Scott Highlands Middle School, Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District, Apple Valley, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 6 feet by 7 feet seclusion room)
97. Sheridian Hill Elementary, Richfield School District, Richfield, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 5 feet by 6 feet by 9 feet seclusion room)
98. Sky Oaks Elementary School, Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Dist. 191, Burnsville, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
99. Sky View Elementary School, North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale School District, Oakdale, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
100. Sleepy Eye School District, Sleepy Eye, MN ((Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 8 feet by 15 feet “quiet room”)
101. Snail Lake Education Center, Bridges Program, Moundsview Public School District, Shoreview, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
102. Sorteberg Elementary School, Anoka-Henepin School District, Andover, MN (Seclusion room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
103. South Education Center, Intermediate School District 287, Richfield, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified “calming” room; district cited in 2005 for failure to properly incorporate the use of time-out for seclusion into students IEP, failure to properly document amount of time student spent in time out, kept student in time out in excess of 15 minutes and denied student access to water, failure to provide a well ventilated room for time out. Corrective action was implemented.)
104. South Elementary School, Princeton School District, Princeton, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
105. SUCCESS Program, Southland Independent School District 500, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 11.5 feet by 5.5 feet seclusion room)
106. Sun Path Elementary School, Shakopee District 720, Shakopee, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 6 feet by 8 feet seclusion room)
107. Sunrise River Elementary School, North Branch School District, North Branch, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 6 feet by 8 feet seclusion room)
108. Sweeney Elementary School, Shakopee District 720, Shakopee, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified 6 feet by 8 feet seclusion room)
109. Turtle Lake Elementary School, Wings Program, Moundsville Public School District, Shoreview, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
110. Vale Educational Center, Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Dist. 191, Eagan, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
111. Valley Crossing Community School, N.E. Metro School District 916, Woodbury, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
112. Valley View Elementary School, Columbia Heights School District, Bloomington, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified unlocked seclusion room)
113. West Side Elementary School, Marshall School District, Marshall, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified unlocked 7 feet by 7 feet seclusion room)
114. Westwood Intermediate School, Spring Lake Park School District, Blaine, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
115. Westwood Middle School, Spring Lake Park School District, Blaine, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
116. White Bear Lake High School South Campus Program, N.E. Metro District 916, White Bear Lake, MN (Seclusion Room: Special investigation identified seclusion room)
Missouri
1. Heartland Christian Academy, Bethel, MO (Boot Camp with known history of employing sex offenders and not “sparing the rod.”)
2. North Mercer R3, Mercer, MO (Seclusion Room: Closet converted to seclusion room)
3. Underwood Elementary School, Lee’s Summit R-7 School District, Lee’s Summit, MO (Seclusion: Child kept in closet for most of a month)
Nevada
1. Reed Elementary School, Las Vegas, NV (Abuse: Teacher charged with 5 counts felony child abuse; allegedly pinched, pushed, and otherwise abused children with autism)
New Jersey
1. A. Russel Knight, Cherry Hill School District, Cherry Hill, NJ (Padded closet for seclusion and use of physical restraints)
2. Bancroft School, Haddonfield, NJ (Residential Facility - death)
3. Clara Barton School, Cherry Hill School District, Cherry Hill, NJ (Seclusion/Padded Room)
4. Cooper Hill Elementary School, Cherry Hill, NJ (Restraint)
5. Kilmer School, Cherry Hill, NJ
6. Kingston Elementary School, Cherry Hill, NJ
7. Thomas Paine Elementary School, Cherry Hill, NJ (Seclusion)
8. Three Bridges School, Readington School District, Hunterdon County, NJ (Abuse/Restraint)
New York
1. Anderson School, Dutchess County, Staatsburg, NY (Abuse and Neglect of child with Autism)
2. Buffalo School #67, Buffalo, NY (Sexual Abuse)
3. Hicksville School System, Board of Cooperative Education Services (BOCES) Center, Nassau County, NY (Seclusion in 5’ by 6’ “timeout chamber”)
4. Lanigan Elementary School, Fulton, NY (Abuse: Special Education Teacher charged with striking two children with disabilities; charges dismissed)
5. O.D. Heck Development Center, Schenectady, NY (DEATH: Suffocation of a boy with autism during Restraint)
6. Mahopac Falls Elementary, Bridge Program, Mahopac Falls School District, Mahopac, NY (Sexual and Verbal Abuse, Falsification of Records)
7. Public School 43, Rochester, NY (Abuse: Parents of special education students received 2 sentence letter stating children may have been abused; no further information provided to parents)
8. Public School 81, Ridgewood, NY (Restraint: 5 yr old boy with autism arrested)
9. Wayne Finger Lake, Board of Cooperative Education Services (BOCES) Center, Wayne County, NY (Seclusion in “Time Out” Room)
New Mexico
1. Chaparral Elementary, Santa Fe Schools, Santa Fe, NM (Restraint: Teaching intern charged with duct taping students’ mouths, then later tying 2 students to chairs)
North Carolina
1. Carroll Middle School, Raleigh, NC (Restraint/Abuse/Lawsuit: The Disability Rights Network filed suit, stating children with autism were being improperly restrained, handcuffed, and students returned home with unexplained bruises)
2. East McDowell Junior High, Marion, NC (Restraint: 14 yr old boy with autism restrained with belt and led around school “on a leash” on at least 3 occasions)
3. Hasty Elementary School, Davidson County, NC (Seclusion Room: School reported to have and use padded seclusion room)
4. Hope Valley Elementary School, Durham Public Schools, Durham, North Carolina (Therapist Accused of Taping Shut Boy's Mouth)
5. Welcome Elementary, Davidson County, NC (Seclusion Room: School reported to have and use padded seclusion room)
Ohio
1. C.O. Harrison Elementary School, Oak Hills School District, Cincinnati, OH (Restraint: Boy with ADHD restrained and sent to hospital psych ward without parental notification; Seclusion: “Safe Room”)
2. Violet Elementary School, Pickerington Local School district, Pickerington, OH (Abuse: Physical therapist witnessed educational aide threaten to hit a 9 yr old girl with hearing impairment, mental retardation, behavioral “problems” and speech delay in the head with a rolling cart, put her foot on the girl’s back, roll her over onto her stomach then put her in a “straight jacket” hold to forcibly remove her from the classroom; incident started when 9 yr old girl refused to stop sitting on top of a desk)
Oklahoma
1. High Pointe, Oklahoma City, OK (Death: Failure to provide adequate care)
Oregon
1. Oak Ridge Elementary School, Oak Ridge School District, Oak Ridge, OR (Restraint: Teacher placed on paid leave for taping 9 yr old boy to chair)
Pennsylvania
1. Artman Elementary School (K-3), Hermitage School District, Hermitage, PA
2. Hutchinson Elementary School, Laurel Highlands School District, Uniontown, PA (Restraint and Seclusion of child with autism/epilepsy)
3. Intermediate Elementary School, Poconos, PA (Seclusion: District and their attorneys denied in writing having “time out rooms,” but finally admitted to them. District insists the room is used “appropriately; however, girl with autism sent to room so frequently, she calls it “her office,” while her brother with autism is placed in room frequently for long periods)
4. Longstreth Elementary School, Philiadelphia School District, Philadelphia PA (Restraints)
5. Martha Washington Elementary, Philadelphia, PA (Abuse)
6. Moniteau High School, Butler, PA (Sexual Abuse: Basketball Coach and Substitute teacher Matthew Goettler charged with sexual abuse of male students with “hat of dares” game, that included daring children to drink urine, streaking, encouraging them to remove their clothing and join him in a hot tub; also sent out sexual text messages)
7. Northern Potter Children's School, Potter County, PA
8. SummitQuest Academy Ephrata, PA (Residential Facility)
9. Woods Services, Langhorne, PA (Residential Facility) (Abuse and Neglect from Excessive use of Restraints)
10. YMCA, Connellsville, PA (Day Care/Preschool) (Chemical Restraints/Physical Restraints: PA Department of Public Welfare confirmed workers were giving children as young as age 3 (some with disabilities such as autism) alum, a food preservative that when ingested causes gastrointestinal distress and flulike symptoms as a form of discipline; some children may also have been physically restrained either in the process or as another form of discipline)
Rhode Island
1. Block Island School, New Shoreham School District, New Shoreham, RI (Seclusion: Concrete seclusion room in basement of school)
South Carolina
1. Liberty Hill Academy, Charleston, SC
Tennessee
1. Beech Elementary School, Sumner County School District Hendersonville, TN (Restraints/Seclusions)
2. Benny Bills Elementary School, Sumner County School District, Gallatin, TN (Restraints/Seclusions)
3. Bon Lind Elementary School, TN (Seclusion/Time Out Room: 12 yr old boy diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome found sitting in his own excrement after being left in time out room)
4. Chad Youth Enhancement Center, Ashland City, TN (RESTRAINT DEATHS; Prone Restraint; Strangulation; Abuse; Rape: 14 yr old Linda Harris died after being restrained by a male staffer who’d collapsed on top of her; 16 yr old Omega Leach killed by male staff member, by suspected prone restraint along with signs of strangulation – death ruled homicide; 16 yr old Boy strangled by aide who’d lifted him up off the floor against a wall until other staffers pulled aide off of him; Reports indicate average of up to 10 restraints per day; 13 yr old boy raped by fellow resident; numerous hospitalizations for injuries sustained during restraints)
5. Clyde Riggs Elementary School, Sumner County School District, Portland, TN (Restraints/Seclusions)
6. Compass Intervention Center (Sexual Abuse; Restraints; Physical/Verbal Abuse: Male staffers reportedly have made sexual comments to female residents; staffers reported “slamming” residents; multiple restraint injuries; residents denied basic necessities such as food and water)
7. Genesis Academy, Nashville, TN
8. George Whitten Elementary School, Sumner County School District, Hendersonville, TN (Restraints/Seclusions)
9. Howard Schools, Gallatin, TN (Restraint/Seclusion)
10. Joseph Brown Elementary School, Maury County Public School System, Columbia, TN (Seclusion Room: 9 year old boy with ADHD/ODD was stripped to his underwear and placed in a room with no interior handle and construction paper over the windows; Judge ruled procedure LEGAL)
11. Learn Center, Anderson County Schools, Clinton, TN (Restraint: 9 yr old boy with autism injured by improperly administered restraint; child strapped down and denied food for 4 hours while mother was refused access to crying child)
12. Madison Schools, Madison, TN (Restraint/Seclusion)
13. Metro Schools, Davidson County, TN (Sexual Abuse/Assault/Federal Investigation/Justice Dept: 11 yr old girl with autism sexually assaulted on bus right behind bus driver, 9 yr old boy with disabilities molested by 19 yr old boy with disabilities on bus)
14. Murrell Schools, Nashville, TN (Restraint/Seclusion)
15. Oakmont Elementary, Dickenson County, TN (Prone restraint of boy with autism)
16. Portland Middle School, Sumner County School District, Portland, TN (Restraint/Seclusion)
17. R. T. Fisher Alternative School, Gallatin, TN (Seclusion/Time Out Rooms: Secure rooms used to “isolate unruly students”; instead of locks, rooms are closed by “latches” to keep children inside)
18. Rucker Stewart Middle School, Sumner County School District, Gallatin, TN (Restraints/Seclusions)
19. T. W. Hunter Middle School, Sumner County School District, Hendersonville, TN (Restraints/Seclusions)
20. Williamson County Public Schools, Williamson County (Seclusion of boy with autism multiple times for approximately 3 hours)
Texas
1. Andrews Elementary School, Austin, TX (Abuse: Substitute teacher suspected of physically abusing pre-K boy with autism)
2. Athens Middle School, Athens TX (Abuse)
3. Brookhaven Youth Ranch, West, TX (RESTRAINT DEATH: 15 yr old Anthony Green died on 5/21/91 due to asphyxiation during a 15 minute prone restraint)
4. Cold Springs Correctional Facility, Mansfield Boot Camp, Fort Worth, TX (18 yr old Bryan Dale Alexander died in 2001 due to pneumonia and lack of proper medical care; CSC and a nurse convicted of negligent homicide)
5. Healthcare Rehabilitation Center, Austin, TX (RESTRAINT DEATH: 18 yr old Brandon Hadden died in 1988 when he choked on his own vomit while restrained face down while in a straight jacket)
6. Jim Ned High School, Tuscola, TX (Sexual Abuse: Male Teacher charged with attempted improper relationship between an educator and three different female students; allegedly offered better grade for sex)
7. Manor Middle School, Killeen, TX (Restraint Death)
8..Mason Middle School, Killeen, TX (Restraint Death)
9. Old Union Elementary School, Southlake, TX (Investigative report: District’s law firm finds testing-procedure violations, misuse of restraining holds on children and a hostile work environment)
10. Progressive Youth Center, Houston, TX (RESTRAINT DEATH: 17 yr old Bobby Joe Randolph died on 9/26/96 of asphyxia during a two-person restraint; death ruled homicide)
Utah
1. Achieving a Better Life, Chubbuck, UT (DEATH: 2 yr old Cameron Hamilton died on 12/5/05 of severe head trauma; 1st degree murder charges filed)
2. Foothill Elementary School, Brigham City, UT, Box Elder County (Restraint/Seclusion)
3. Youth Care of Utah, Draper, UT (DEATH: 14 yr old Brendan Bloom died on 6/28/07 as a result of complications from an untreated bowel obstruction; two counselors were fired and charged with child neglect)
Vermont
1. Bennington Elementary, Southern Vermont Supervisory Union, Bennington, VT (Restraint)
2. Catamount Elementary, Bennington, VT (Restraint) (School closed due to district consolidation)
3. Molly Stark Elementary, Bennington, VT (Restraint)
4. Monument Elementary, Bennington, VT (Restraint)
5. St. Anthony’s School, Burlington, VT (Restraint)
Virginia
1. Clover Hill Elementary School, Chesterfield County, VA (Restraint)
2. Falling Branch Elementary School, Christiansonburg, VA (Abuse: Teacher’s aide accused of bruising 6 yr old child in special needs class)
3. Hopkins Elementary School, Richmond, VA (Restraint of boy in Kindergarten)
4. Liberty Middle School, Fairfax, VA (Restraint: Child’s feet duct-taped)
Washington
1. Syre Elementary School, BRITE Program, Shoreline School District, Shoreline, Washington (Restraint/Seclusion/Time Out Rooms: Isolation Room with carpeted walls and a door that can be secured from the outside by holding the handle down in the lock position. Once the handle is released to neutral position the door is unlocked; Quiet Room with carpeted walls but no door where staff will restrain using 1-2 staff members by pinning their bodies over the student's body either against the wall or flat on the floor; Basket and cross holds also used)
West Virginia
1. Elkins Third Ward Elementary School, Randolph County School System, (Restraint/Abuse: 11 yr old boy with Down’s Syndrome and Seizure Disorder strapped to an Easy Stander Chair)
2. New Haven Elementary Preschool, Mason County School District, WV (Physical/Emotional Abuse)
3. Riverside High School, Kanawha County, WV (Sexual Abuse: Teenage girl with emotional and intellectual disabilities allegedly raped twice by male student in high school bathroom)
Wisconsin
1. Coolidge Elementary School, Neenah, WI (Abuse: Parents pulls children with special needs from school citing injuries)
2. Red Apple Elementary School Racine, WI
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