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Michigan Advocates to End Seclusion and Restraint

Data
All data is from mischooldata.org/districtschool-data-files Michigan’s Center for Educational Performance and Information, Use of Seclusion and Restraint: ISD School Year Totals from multiple years (accessed August 28, 2024).

What can we learn from Wayne, Macomb, Kent, and Kalamazoo?
Why are students in Ottawa and Washtenaw being secluded and restrained at higher rates than elsewhere in Michigan?
Data Discrepancies

Alarming Rates
>120 times per day
93% used on students with disabilities
No justification for use of seclusion

33 districts reported using seclusion or restraint at least once a day on average

For many students, being secluded or restrained is a monthly, weekly, or even daily experience.


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