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Photo of Columbia Public Schools isolation room (Courtesy: Rep. Dottie Bailey news release)

Rep. Bailey calls isolation rooms in schools “medieval”

Isolation rooms in schools will get a close look from state lawmakers next year. Rep. Dottie Bailey has filed a bill pushing for limits on seclusion and restraint.

“It’s medieval. It looks like a dungeon,” Bailey says. “It’s really insane.”

Parents complained about the use of isolation rooms at a recent Columbia Public Schools board meeting. Illinois put an emergency ban on isolation rooms in its schools.

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