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Georgia Bans Student Restraints

By The Associated Press — July 13, 2010 1 min read
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Georgia schools are no longer allowed to put students in solitary confinement under a ban approved by the state board of education last week. The ban also limits the use of restraint to calm misbehaving students in the classroom and requires schools to notify parents when their children are restrained by teachers and other school officials.

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A version of this article appeared in the July 14, 2010 edition of Education Week as Georgia Bans Student Restraints

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