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Tennessee Takes Small Step to Protect Special Ed. Students from Seclusion and Restraintnew
Disability advocates who have spent more than a year trying to convince state legislators about the troubling fact that special education students are being physically restrained, strapped to chairs and locked in janitor closets hit a small landmark last week as the state Senate passed a bill to address a growing problem in classrooms across the state.
Nashville Scene |
Elizabeth Ulrich |
05-02-2008 |
Education
Runaway Trainnew
Alleged rapes, beatings and now a suicide attempt at a youth treatment facility in Tennessee.
Nashville Scene |
Elizabeth Ulrich |
02-29-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Baptism by Firenew
For a group so hell bent on the notion that they are doing all they can to address how the Southern Baptist Convention deals with clergy abuse, they certainly aren't doing much to get the word out about what changes are in the works.
Nashville Scene |
Elizabeth Ulrich |
02-25-2008 |
Religion
Tags: religion
What Would Jesus Say?new
Churchgoers are asking for protection against clergy sex abuse, but the Nashville-based Southern Baptist Convention says there's little it can do to fend for the flock.
Nashville Scene |
Elizabeth Ulrich |
02-14-2008 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Tenn. Lets Sketchy Youth Treatment Center Off the Hooknew
The state continues to license the Chad Youth Enhancement Center, where two have died and many others have been abused.
Nashville Scene |
Elizabeth Ulrich |
11-09-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
