On Wednesday, the House Education Committee took up H.409 with Rachel Seelig (DLP Director, Vermont Legal Aid) who shared in her presentation that she “represented or advised around six hundred students with disabilities and their parents on education law issues. Approximately 15% of these cases have some element involving improper or illegal use of restraint and seclusion on students with disabilities.” She believes that the nature of using restraints is “re-traumatization” of these students.

On Thursday, the Committee took up H.409 with Representative Taylor, who had served six years as the behavior interventionist at Milton Elementary School and is currently the Behavior Services Coordinator there.”