Families sue school district over use of isolation booth Updated 4:19 pm, Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Source: Associated Press
Updated 4:19 pm, Tuesday, December 5, 2017
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Lawyers have presented opening statements in a lawsuit by five families claiming students were placed inside an isolation booth at an elementary school in Washington state.
Roger Davidheiser, a lawyer for the families, told jurors Monday the defendants "acted together to deprive the five children of their constitutional right to be free from unreasonable seizure and force," the Longview Daily News reported .
Davidheiser said evidence will show some of the defendants were negligent and engaged in "outrageous behavior."
Under state law, isolation and seclusion are only permitted if a student is posing a clear and immediate threat to themselves or others.
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