Children are being locked away, alone and terrified, in schools across Illinois.
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The Big Story
Tue. Nov 19, 2019
In schools across Illinois, children are routinely locked in tiny rooms, alone, sometimes for hours. It’s called “isolated timeout" and it's supposed to keep children safe. Instead, they're often traumatized. It happens every day — with no state oversight.
Jodi S. Cohen and Lakeidra Davis of ProPublica Illinois and Jennifer Smith of the Chicago Tribune
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obtained and analyzed thousands of detailed records that state law requires schools to create whenever they use seclusion. Here's what they found.
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The Quiet Rooms
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Children are being locked away, alone and terrified, in schools across Illinois. Often, it’s against the law.
by Jennifer Smith Richards, Chicago Tribune, and Jodi S. Cohen and Lakeidra Chavis, ProPublica Illinois
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More From This Investigation
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The Federal Government Collects Data on How Often Schools Seclude Children. The Numbers Don’t Add Up.
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Even though school districts are required to report their use of seclusion and restraint to the U.S. Department of Education, it can be difficult for parents to see the full picture.
by Lakeidra Chavis and Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica Illinois, and Jennifer Smith Richards, Chicago Tribune
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How We Reported This Story
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We created the first-ever database of thousands of incidents of seclusion in Illinois.
by Jennifer Smith Richards, Chicago Tribune, and Haru Coryne, Jodi S. Cohen and Lakeidra Chavis, ProPublica Illinois
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