Lives in the Balance
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Changing lives with compassion—not punishment. Advocating for kids & supporting caregivers with free tools & training.
Portland, Maine
Joined February 2010
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Finish this sentence: ‘It’s hard for my student/child to ___ when ___.
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There is a bipartisan push in NY to mandate training for police to "prepare" for interactions with autistic folks. There is a need to interrupt these volatile scenarios. But, we also need to think hard about the path and listen to autistic individuals.
spectrumlocalnews.com
State Sen. Dean Murray described the bill as a "win-win" in protecting everyone involved.
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RT @ICARSBanRandS: Huge congratulations to @ParisHilton @1111MediaImpact @itscarolinecole @Rebecca_Impact @Mikael_Mendoza @ShannonGroveCA….
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🪙CALIFORNIANS🪙. SB373 - to ensure the safety of kids placed outside of their regular schools - will be considered today!. Every letter you send has an impact. Let your lawmakers know you support kids - Take Action here: @ParisHilton .@1111MediaImpact.
Tomorrow my bill #SB373 with @ShannonGroveCA is up for an important vote in the CA Assembly Education Committee! I am hopeful Chair @AsmMuratsuchi and all of the committee members will vote YES to protect vulnerable CA students who are in out-of-state residential programs💖#caleg.
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🚨MASSACHUSETTS ACTION ALERT🚨. Help us pass H.625 banning corporal punishment in Mass private schools. You read that right - kids in private school are not yet protected from this barbaric practice. Visit our Action Center today! ✊.
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Black students with disabilities face 3/4 of harsh school suspensions. And, Diagnoses like ODD become a backdoor to exclusion. #ChangeThisPicture. Partnership, not punishment.
edsource.org
As a child psychiatrist, I’ve seen how often Black, Hispanic, and Indigenous children are unfairly mislabeled and misunderstood. One diagnosis keeps showing up in ways that harm these children:...
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MICHIGAN- The investigation revealed that restraint and seclusion were used as a punishment for normal classroom issues. Parents expect that the schools they entrust with their children do not instead punish their children for having a disability.
justice.gov
Today, the Justice Department announced that it reached an agreement with a Michigan school district to address the discriminatory use of seclusion and restraint against students with disabilities,...
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Please send any Oregonians you know to our Action Center today! .
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To the dismay of survivors and advocates, Oregon's HB 3835 continues towards passage. Kids are more connected and safe when they are in-state and closer to home. We can stop this.
opb.org
She was a foster kid sent out of state. Now, she reflects on lawmakers changing the law to allow other children to be sent across state lines.
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RT @ICARSBanRandS: Many training programmes claim to reduce restraint and seclusion. But claims aren’t evidence. To date, we’re only aware….
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RT @ICARSBanRandS: What Counts as "Reasonable Force" in England's Schools?. This English school’s behaviour policy admits there’s no legal….
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Are the kids ok?. More experts say social media is fueling anxiety, depression & disconnection in teens. In our May CPS Podcast, Dr. Ross Greene talks with Dr. Nirav Shah about the crisis—and what comes next. 🎧 Drops June 10.📍Recorded live in Freeport
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New Yorkers! 🗽. Let's move away from harmful exclusionary discipline and provide educators and students with effective tools. 🤝Join us in support of the Solutions Not Suspensions Act. 🔗Visit our Action Center today!
news10.com
Parents, students, and advocates gathered on the Million Dollar Staircase at the New York State Capitol in Albany to press lawmakers to pass the Solutions Not Suspensions Act.
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We are proud to partner with the team at MSAD 75 in Maine - their dedication to staff and student safety is inspiring.
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Ben Jones of LITB: “Of course emergency situations will arise, but after the first few uses of restraint or seclusion, we are no longer talking about emergencies” . “We are talking about predictable behavior that can be planned for, trained for.”.
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In Maine, schools use restraint and seclusion on students more than 10K times a year — with some districts resorting to the emergency tactics regularly while others have taken other steps so that these practices are only used as a last resort.
mainemorningstar.com
Across Maine, schools use restraint and seclusion on students more than 10,000 times each year, according to Maine Department of Education data.
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Progress can be slow, but together, we are stronger. Flashback to 18 months ago and our op-ed in the Oklahoman:
oklahoman.com
In Oklahoma, corporal punishment is used disproportionately on Native American students and students with disabilities.
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