Restraint and seclusion can be life-threatening and are often incredibly traumatic. They are disproportionately used on students with disabilities and students of color. The Keeping All Students Safe Act (KASSA) would ban almost all kinds of restraint and all kinds of seclusion across all 50 states, and would require school districts to collect data to prevent further use of these dangerous practices. Now is the time to take action and tell your members of Congress to support KASSA! [[link removed]]

Our community needs this law to pass in order to actually protect students in our communities. The bill that would become KASSA was first introduced in 2009, over a decade ago. Since then, it has repeatedly stalled after being introduced in Congress after Congress, while students with disabilities and students of color continue to be subjected to these violent practices. Tell Congress to act now by contacting your members of Congress with our easy-to-use email tool [[link removed]] , or call them [[link removed]] using this script:

My name is [your full name], and I am from [city]. I’m [calling/writing] to ask the [Senator/Representative] to support the Keeping All Students Safe Act. This bill would ban restraint and seclusion, two life-threatening practices that disproportionately impact students with disabilities and students of color. Ending the use of restraint and seclusion would save lives, prevent abuse, and make our schools safer and more equitable. Can I count on you to work to pass the Keeping All Students Safe Act?

You can learn more about ending restraint and seclusion here. [[link removed]]

Have call anxiety, or wondering what to expect from a call to your elected officials? Check out this guide to making a call to your members of Congress. [[link removed]]

Disabled students and students of color deserve better than restraint and seclusion, and this bill is an important step forward. Let’s get it passed together!


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