Background

• Press release
• Addressing Violent Restraint of Texas Students (issue brief)
• School Shouldn’t Hurt (parent stories)

Watch Live

You can watch the recording of the event.

• Capitol broadcast – Texas House of Representatives
• Facebook livestream – Autism Society of Texas
• Instagram livestream – The Arc of Texas
• Twitter livestream – Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities

Speakers

• MC: Steven Aleman, Disability Rights Texas
• Families: Jeanna TenBrink (Pearland), Tatiana Alfano and Quintin Proctor (Round Rock), and Thelma Lira (Donna)
• Advocates: Jolene Sanders-Foster, Coalition of Texans with Disabilities, and Jacquie Benastante, Autism Society of Texas
• Legislators: Rep. Mary E. González, Rep. John H. Bucy III, Rep. Lacey Hull, and Rep. James Talarico

Harmful Restraint in the News

• Teachers used illegal restraint before student’s death – Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• Donna ISD sued for records on alleged abuse – The Monitor (McAllen)
• Special education interventions can be deadly – San Antonio Express-News
• Calls for laws to protect special education students – Longview News-Journal
• Video appears to show Texas teacher tossing student – KXAN Austin

Host Organizations

The Arc of Texas

Autism Society of Texas

Coalition of Texans with Disabilities

Disability Rights Texas

Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities

Texas Parent to Parent