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Recommendations for urgently ending seclusion of children in Minnesota schools, including specific dates for ending seclusion by grade or facility, and identifying existing resources and new resources necessary for staff capacity, staff training, children's supports, child mental health services, and schoolwide collaborative efforts.
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The recommendations required under this mandate are found in Appendix F of the 2024 "School Districts' Progress in Reducing the Use of Restrictive Procedures in Minnesota Schools" report covering the 2022-2023 School Year.
In consultation with interested stakeholders, including parents of students who have been secluded or restrained; advocacy organizations; legal services providers; special education directors; teachers; paraprofessionals; intermediate school districts and cooperative units as defined under Minn. Stat. 123A.24, subdivision 2; school boards; day treatment providers; county social services; state human services department staff; mental health professionals; autism experts; and representatives of groups disproportionately affected by restrictive procedures, including People of Color and people with disabilities
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