'Time out box' for special needs students sparks outrage

New York state is investigating claims that a public school put students with special needs in a 'time out box' that ...

Twisted 'time-out' box in NY classroom for 'special needs students' spurs outrage: 'This is sick'

Deeply disturbing photos of an upstate classroom’s wooden “time-out’’ box with bare walls and a padded floor surfaced on ...
Boston Herald

Massachusetts education board bars locked, forced ‘time-out rooms’ in schools

The state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted unanimously Tuesday to narrow the use of “time-out” rooms in schools, taking steps to ensure the spaces are safe and unlocked and seclusion ...
WWLP-22News

Massachusetts sets new rules for time-out rooms in schools

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – The state’s education board voted to pass new regulations around the use of controversial “time-out rooms” in schools. A unanimous vote was made Tuesday to better distinguish ...
NorthCountryNow

Sen. Stec ‘appalled’ by use of ‘time-out’ boxes at Salmon River Central School

State Senator Dan Stec has issued a statement regarding the use of "time-out" boxes in the Salmon River Central School District, saying he is "appalled" to learn of the situation and ...