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NDRN believes in the right of all students, including those with disabilities, to an equitable and appropriate education in a safe environment, based on access to the general education curriculum. NDRN seeks to accomplish this goal through federal policy work and through the Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Network, who enforce our nation's education laws on the state level.

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Restraint and Seclusion in Schools

This School Is Not Supposed to Hurt report examines the abusive use of restraint and seclusion in our nation’s schools. It outlines the problems associated with the use of restraint or seclusion, and details the proven risks to children associated with the use of these aversive techniques. The report goes on to propose solutions to the use of restraint or seclusion by highlighting the best practices in education and the use of positive behavioral supports.

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  • Education

    Spending Money on Guns for Teachers when Schools Can’t Afford Books is Absurd

    August 23, 2018

    NDRN voices its strong opposition to any plan by the U.S. Department of Education to make allowable funds, under the Every Student Succeeds Act, to be used to arm teachers and school staff.

    Press Release
  • Education

    NDRN Joins Amicus in IDEA Case

    August 22, 2018

    NDRN in collaboration with COPAA filed an amicus brief in support of “stay put” for a student with multiple disabilities who recently as a teenager was losing all his vision.

    Amicus Brief
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    NDRN Send Letter to the Federal School Safety Commission

    August 9, 2018

    NDRN wrote a letter to the Federal School Safety Commission regarding problems with the sign up protocol which resulted in restricting stakeholder involvement at the Wyoming listening session.

    Letter