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A Jacksonville school is accused of punishing special-needs students by putting them in a box made of drywall.  The school administration knew about it, teachers used it.” Between August 2011 and June 2012, there were 304 instances of seclusion on 120 students – 70-percent of which have emotional-behavior disorders.  CBS Miami reports the parents of a child with cerebral palsy are suing the school district, claiming hundreds of students were abused in the classroom and on school buses.

(image description: two students are sitting a their desk in a classroom.  Their faces are covered by black squares so their identities are protected. In the background shows a garbage can against a piece of sheetrock that looks like a narrow closet. Next to the sheetrock is a sink and counter top.)

A 2012 photo from inside a Love Grove Elementary preschool classroom shows a piece of aged drywall.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To see the report or read about the report http://www.valleynewslive.com/content/news/Florida-school-accused-of-punishing-special-needs-students-by-putting-them-in-box-419363274.html

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