Hoboken BOE Reaches $25k Settlement for Autistic Student Who Was subjected to the "unlawful and improper use of physical restraints by several employees"

It is challenging to imagine anything that is more reprehensible, unprofessional, or harmful than improbably physically restraining an autistic child. According to the lawsuit, the unlawful and improper use of physical restraints on this austic child was actually done by SEVERAL employees of the Hoboken School District. 

Unfortunately, there will be no discussion of this at the Hoboken Board of Education monthly meetings. There will be no district "tweets" about this incident. There will be no district Facebook posts. No social media at all becasue this is information the school district does not want to circulate. Thankfully, the investigative work on Hudson County View and other local news organizations have brought this disgusting information to the pubic. 

Who were the employees who did these heinous acts? It would be nice to know so that parents could request their children not be subjected to such unlawful and damaging behavior. As for what occurred--- please read the lawsuit yourself....

According to the Dec. 23 complaint to approve the infant settlement agreement, the Hoboken Board of Education “failed to provide a free appropriate education and discriminated against the minor plaintiff based on her disability.”

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