Report finds enforcement gap in seclusion, restraint policy

The report from Disability Rights Ohio concluded that the state's Department of Education needs to better monitor the compliance of such policies, create a uniform way to notify parents of incidents, and develop a more robust system for reporting and investigating cases of restraint and seclusion that violate the policies.

The school acknowledged it was out of compliance with the rule and had no plans to bring itself into compliance.

"[...] this parent's child or another child is seriously injured or is denied a free and appropriate public education, there is no mechanism in place to ensure that this school will ever come into compliance with the new rule," the report said.

— Parents can file a complaint with the school administration regarding use of restraint or seclusion, but it's up to the school to respond and there's no clear way for parents of non-special education students to file an appeal with the education department.