Even during the coronavirus pandemic with limited in-person learning, staff at Illinois schools secluded and restrained students more than 15,000 times during the 2020-21 school year, new data shows.
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(WSIL) In 2019, when ProPublica released an article about Quiet Rooms in Illinois schools, the state acted quickly.
It instituted an emergency order to halt the practice and promised legislation to end seclusion rooms once and for all. Seventeen months later, the legislation is closer to being law. This is a great bill. When it s finalized it will be a phenomenal bill, said State Rep. Jonathan Carroll (D-Northbrook), the bill s chief sponsor.
PURPOSE OF QUIET ROOMS Quiet Rooms , or isolation timeouts , are places students went if they posed a threat to themselves and others.
The ProPublica piece painted disturbing images of children locked in small rooms while a teacher sat outside, watching and documenting. Some students stayed inside for hours.
Expo 2020 Dubai receives international accreditation as Sensory Accessible Event Thu 01st April 2021 | 05:30 PM
DUBAI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 01st Apr, 2021) Expo 2020Dubai has become the first event in the middle East, North Africa and Asia region â and the first ever World Expo â to be certified as a Sensory Accessible Event.
The International Board of Sensory Accessibility (IBSA) certification was presented to Expo 2020 by Sensory Access â the body responsible for assessing Expoâs vast and integrated accessibility measures â at an event to mark World Autism Awareness Day on 2nd April, held at Terra â The Sustainability Pavilion.
Dr Jennifer Camulli, Manager â Accessibility and Inclusion, Expo 2020Dubai, said, Expo 2020Dubai has engaged with multiple community organisations since its early planning stages to introduce provisions that enable everyone to enjoy a safe, seamless and exceptional visitor experience. As the fir