Two sheriff’s deputies stood over a man they had just brought into the Newton County jail’s detox cell 10 minutes earlier.Forrest Stockton was breathing heavily, flailing his head back and forth, as ...
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The use of restraint and seclusion in K-12 schools has been scrutinized and criticized for decades, including by the U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Government Accountability Office, and ...
Joseph Ibrahim has received funding from Commonwealth and State Health Departments for research, education and consultancies. He was an expert witness for the Coroner's Court in South Australia for ...
Earlier this year, an NPR investigation with WAMU and Oregon Public Broadcasting found deep problems in how school districts report restraint and seclusion. Following that investigation, NPR reached ...
Over recent decades, western societies have presented ever more temptation to the consumer in terms of the palatability and accessibility of foods. Changes in the food environment have undoubtedly ...
This story is a collaboration between ProPublica Illinois and the Chicago Tribune. Federal education officials failed to check the accuracy of data submitted by school districts on their use of ...
On a Thursday morning in October 2020, less than five months after George Floyd was held on his stomach by Minneapolis police until he died, Shayne Sutherland called 911 from a convenience store in ...