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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you are going to have aggressive kids you need a seclusion room. Restraining kids physically is much more dangerous than a seclusion room. Clearly, they need to be used only by highly trained staff and under strict guidelines, but the fact is that there are children with out of control behaviors who can’t and shouldn’t be hospitalized all the time. A lot of kids opt for the quiet room because they know they need the reduced visual stimulation and sense of safety. Some kids do feel safe knowing they are briefly isolated. Not all kids need the same setting or strategies. Obviously, abuse of seclusion is horrifying and should never be permitted.[/quote]

Phillips is the only SN school we toured that had a seclusion cell (too small to be called a room). The other schools managed meltdowns by moving kids out of the way and having a safe/cleared area of the classroom. Restraint as an absolute last measure. So either all the school systems send their most violent kids to Phillips or Phillips doesn't follow best practices.

A quiet room is completely different than a seclusion room. Most schools have sensory rooms or quiet areas kids can take themselves to. 
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