A Utah charter school for autistic children violated students’ civil rights by subjecting them to harmful restraint and seclusion practices, according to an investigation by the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.
A Spectrum Academy campus at 575 N. Cutler Drive in North Salt Lake, as seen in 2018. The charter school for autistic students restrained and secluded students, violating their civil rights, the Department of Education found.A Utah charter school for autistic and neurotypically diverse children violated students’ civil rights by subjecting them to harmful restraint and seclusion practices, according to an investigation by the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.
For two students, the instances were so frequent that they amounted to violations of their right to a free appropriate public education, which all U.S. students with disabilities are entitled to, according to a letter sent Thursday to Spectrum Academy academic director Jaime Christensen. Investigators consider physical restraint anything that limits a student’s ability freely move their torso, arms, legs or head. It doesn’t apply to when a student is being escorted by an instructor or staffer who holds their hand or temporarily touches their wrist, arm, shoulder or back.
The report released Thursday also noted inaccuracies in Spectrum Academy’s civil rights reporting practices. In the 2017-2018 school year, the academy reported 50 instances of physical restraint and 33 instances of seclusion — a significant undercount compared to the amount of instances identified during the federal investigation and subsequent compliance review.
Ensuring records about its use of restraint and seclusion are created and maintained, and that it will accurately report data in the future.
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