01/22/2026
🚨 No parent should ever learn days or weeks later that their child was restrained or isolated at school!
That’s why I introduced the Student Safety and Dignity in Schools Act — legislation to protect students with disabilities and ensure transparency, accountability, and respect in every school across New York.
📃 This bill will:
✅ Require same-school-day parent notification whenever restraint, force, or isolation-type interventions are used
✅ Prohibit confinement practices, including placing a child in a box or enclosed space
✅ Set clear statewide standards for restraint, force, and behavioral interventions
✅ Require independent review of serious incidents involving students with disabilities
✅ Guarantee parents timely access to incident reports and related photos or video
✅ Improve statewide reporting and oversight to prevent future harm
These protections should never depend on where a child goes to school. Every student deserves safety, dignity, and respect — and every parent deserves to be informed.
📺 Thank you WNYT for covering why this legislation matters 🔗 https://wnyt.com/top-stories/bill-introduced-to-protect-students-with-disabilities-in-ny-after-recent-incidents/
