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Children are being locked away, alone and terrified, in schools across Illinois.
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The Big Story
Tue. Nov 19, 2019
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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 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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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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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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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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We are dedicated to stories about big issues that affect people living and working in the state of Illinois.
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