On December 12, 2025, the House and Senate education leaders reintroduced the bipartisan  Keeping All Students Safe Act  to protect students from dangerous seclusion and restraint practices in school. In the House, the bill is sponsored by House Committee on Education and Workforce Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA-03), Representative Don Beyer (D-VA-08), and Representative Abraham Hamadeh (R-AZ-08). And in the Senate, it is sponsored by Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT)

On Thursday, July 3, 2025, 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, in violation of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Under the settlement agreement, the Montcalm Area Intermediate School District will end the use of seclusion, reform its restraint practices, and improve special education services for stude

In 2025, Louisiana passed Act 479, updating its 2011 seclusion and restraint law to strengthen protections for students, especially those with disabilities, during behavioral crises in schools. The new law closes major gaps by requiring same-day parent notification, written reports, and medical evaluations whenever seclusion or restraint is used. It also mandates training for staff, clearer rules on who may intervene, and stricter oversight. A key change requires cameras in a

On October 21, 2024, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) secured a resolution agreement from the St. Johns...