Gov. Crist signs bill limiting restraint of disabled students
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June 4, 2010 By Samantha Frank
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Friday, June 4, 2010
Gov. Charlie Crist signed into law today the state's first regulations for the use of seclusion and restraint on public school students with disabilities.
The law prohibits school employees from using a mechanical or manual restraint that restricts breathing. It also forbids school employees from locking a disabled student in a room that fails to meet state fire marshal rules, and requires training for employees working with children with disabilities.
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