COPAA RELEASES REPORT DETAILING 143 INCIDENTS OF AVERSIVE INTERVENTIONS IN SCHOOL PROGRAMS: In Majority of Cases, Parents Had Not Consented, Schools Did Not Provide Comprehensive Positive Behavioral Intervention Plans

The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc. (COPAA) today released a report asking Congress to stop the use of restraints, seclusion, and aversives upon children with disabilities in school. The report entitled,Unsafe In The Schoolhouse: Abuse Of Children With Disabilities,details 143 incidents of the use of abusive interventions against children with disabilities in school. The report also includes suggested legislative remedies.