[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 65 (Thursday, May 9, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H2538]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     KEEPING ALL STUDENTS SAFE ACT

  (Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
introduce the Keeping All Students Safe Act to protect schoolchildren 
from abusive seclusion and restraint practices. These practices are at 
best cruel and at worst deadly, and they continue to be used in schools 
on children across the country.
  In Indiana, an 8-year-old girl with Down syndrome had her shoes duct-
taped painfully to her ankles because she refused to put her shoes on. 
In North Carolina, a 14-year-old boy with a traumatic brain injury was 
confined inside a cardboard box as a form of time-out.
  In Minnesota, a 10-year-old boy with autism was pinned face down on 
the floor for 57 minutes by three staff members at his school after a 
tantrum he had while working on a puzzle. And in Virginia, a 13-year-
old boy was placed in solitary confinement for 3 hours after he threw 
his lunch.
  In some cases, children have even died with these improper 
restraints. My bill would stop these abusive practices. Congress needs 
to act. There's no room for torture in America's schools.

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