I-CAN Federal Update for March 1
Monday,March, 01 ,2010 Filed in: I-CAN
HR 4247 Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act
Contact Representative Today or Tomorrow March 2
This bill is tentatively scheduled for a full vote by the House of Representatives on Thursday, March 4.
Contact Representative Today or Tomorrow March 2
This bill is tentatively scheduled for a full vote by the House of Representatives on Thursday, March 4.
Please contact your member of the U.S. House of Representatives today or tomorrow March 2 to convey your opposition to H.R. 4247, Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act, in its current form.
In its present form, HR 4247 would require:
Sec. 3 (5)(C) - collecting and analyzing data from private schools;
Sec. 4 (11)(A)(II)(ii) - extending the requirements of this legislation to every private school which has even one student or one teacher participating in a program administered by the U.S. Department of Education (NCLB, IDEA, etc.); and
Sec. 5 (a) - requiring school personnel to be certified in crisis intervention, although federal education law has never before imposed certification requirements on private school educators.
It is clear from the long-standing language of ESEA and IDEA that it has been Congress' intent, and properly so, to avoid federal involvement in the internal administration of private (nonpublic) schools. By ignoring that principle, H.R. 4247 in its present form crosses a dangerous line, without any demonstrated need to do so.
In its present form, HR 4247 would require:
Sec. 3 (5)(C) - collecting and analyzing data from private schools;
Sec. 4 (11)(A)(II)(ii) - extending the requirements of this legislation to every private school which has even one student or one teacher participating in a program administered by the U.S. Department of Education (NCLB, IDEA, etc.); and
Sec. 5 (a) - requiring school personnel to be certified in crisis intervention, although federal education law has never before imposed certification requirements on private school educators.
It is clear from the long-standing language of ESEA and IDEA that it has been Congress' intent, and properly so, to avoid federal involvement in the internal administration of private (nonpublic) schools. By ignoring that principle, H.R. 4247 in its present form crosses a dangerous line, without any demonstrated need to do so.