[Dec-kentucky] FW: ACTION ALERT: Urge your Representative to Support Legislation Limiting the Use of Physical Restraint and Locked Seclusion!!!

Tue Mar 2 07:40:21 MST 2010

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From: Elisabeth Williams [mailto:elisabethw at cec.sped.org]
Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 4:18 PM
Subject: ACTION ALERT: Urge your Representative to Support Legislation Limiting the Use of Physical Restraint and Locked Seclusion!!!

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Background:
Earlier this month the House Education and Labor Committee passed H.R. 4247<http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:H.R.4247:>, the Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act by a bipartisan vote of 34-10. This legislation would establish important minimum federal safety standards in schools, similar to the protections already in place in hospitals and other non-medical community based facilities. It would limit the use of physical restraint and locked seclusion, allowing these interventions only in emergency situations where there is an imminent threat of danger.  Importantly, it would also encourage states to provide support and training to better protect students and professionals and prevent the need for emergency behavioral interventions.

This Wednesday March 3, 2010 H.R. 4247<http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d111:1:./temp/~bd3rCy:@@@L&summ2=m&|/bss/111search.html|> will receive a vote on the floor of the House of Representatives.

TAKE ACTION NOW!!!

How to Act:

1)    Go to CEC’s Legislative Action Center<http://capwiz.com/cek/issues/alert/?alertid=14683026> and send a letter urging your Representative to vote in favor of H.R. 4247<http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:H.R.4247:>, the Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act.

2)    Send this alert along to everyone in your network and encourage everyone to urge their Representative to vote in favor of H.R. 4247<http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:H.R.4247:>, the Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act.

As always, thank you for all that you do!

Elisabeth

Elisabeth Williams
Policy Coordinator
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