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Education Publications - Archive

Investigative Report: Education Service Delivery for Preschool Age Children with Disabilities Entering New Britain Public Schools (October 27, 2016)

Preventing Suspension of Young Children from School: An Issue Brief from the Office of the Child Advocate and the Center for Children’s Advocacy (September, 2016)

MEMO: OCA Review of Districts’ School Registration Requirement (August 2016)

Disability Rights Advisory regarding Restraint and Seclusion in Schools

Executive Summary: Seclusion and Restraint in CT Schools: A Call to Action (February 4, 2015)

Report: Seclusion and Restraint in CT Schools: A Call to Action (February 4, 2015)

Op-Ed by Acting Child Advocate Sarah Eagan for the Hartford Courant:  Too Many Students Face Restraint, Seclusion (March 28, 2014)

Report: No More "Scream Rooms" in Connecticut Schools: An Investigation into Seclusion Practices at Farm Hill Elementary School (July 2013)

Executive Summary: No More "Scream Rooms" in Connecticut Schools: An Investigation into Seclusion Practices at Farm Hill Elementary School (July 2013)