Charles Bell

How School Restraint and Seclusion Practices Harm Families by Charles Bell - NYU Press “She had torn a piece of hair with the scalp attached out of her hair. We didn’t know it was in seclusion, but evidently it was. So, we knew that... READ MORE

If you are wondering how being restrained and dragged into school seclusion rooms that resemble solitary confinement prison cells impacts families, look no further. Check out the op-ed I published on this issue:

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“Locked Inside” forum by Dr. Charles Bell to expose hidden harms of school restraint and seclusion Criminal Justice Sciences Associate Professor Dr. Charles Bell will host the “Locked Inside” forum to expose the hidden harms of school restraint and seclusion practices.

Tuesday, March 3rd, at the theater in Normal, Illinois.

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I'm looking forward to it! I hope to see you there.
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In No Restraint, parents of children with disabilities share how school staff dragged their children into seclusion rooms that resemble solitary confinement prison cells and locked them inside.

Coming February 24, 2026

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I'm thrilled to serve as the keynote speaker for the Michigan Parent, Advocate, and Attorney Coalition (MiPAAC) Special Education Advocacy Summit. I look forward to seeing you there!

to change, we suggest developing taxpayer-funded legal assistance to hold schools accountable and ease the financial burden of legal proceedings. We also suggest policymakers pass the Keeping All Students Safe Act (KASSA), which would ban restraint and seclusion except in emergencies. (4/4)

silence parents, they retaliated against parents by initiating false complaints with Child Protective Services, targeting spouses who were employed within the district, and intimidating witnesses involved in the legal proceedings. Because schools have historically required legal intervention (3/4)

We investigated how parents responded to these punitive practices. Our findings suggest that most parents spent between $2,000 and $300,000 in legal proceedings (and supplementary instruction) to challenge harmful school restraint and seclusion practices. When school staff failed to (2/4)

In my most recent article, I interviewed fifty parents of children with disabilities across fifteen states whose children were subjected to harmful restraint maneuvers by school staff, dragged into seclusion rooms, and locked inside. (1/4)

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The Silent Struggle: When Teachers Become the Target - Sunstone Institute Some lawmakers want to revive corporal punishment, believing stricter discipline will restore order to unruly classrooms. But violence against teachers didn’t disappear when paddling was common. Resea...

I'm proud to be featured in this thorough international article on teacher victimization. It will be impossible to recruit and retain highly qualified teachers if schools refuse to implement strategies that ensure teacher safety.

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Summer EBT Program Will Issue Low-Income Families $120 in Food Benefits Per Child. Here’s How to Apply A food assistance program aimed at helping children have access to nutritious meals during the summer months will begin to issue benefits to low-income families in Illinois starting in May.

My goal has been to make Illinois the best state to raise a family — that starts with kids having access to what they need so they can focus on learning and growing.
 
Illinois was among the first states to implement SUN Bucks, and this year is no exception.

(2/2) The conference theme, "Part of the Solution: Sociology in Action," highlights individuals whose private troubles led to innovative solution-oriented scholarship. I can't wait to come home and share the work that I have been doing throughout the country.

(1/2) I'm proud to announce that I was selected to serve as the plenary speaker for the Michigan Sociological Association's annual conference this fall.

I am currently recruiting teachers, school psychologists, social workers, behavior specialists, administrators, and other school-based professionals who have been threatened or attacked by students or parents. Please share. Thank you!

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Vanderbilt Law School to establish 'innocence clinic' for the wrongfully convicted Vanderbilt Law School has announced a recent gift is being used to establish The Gail Anderson Cañizares Innocence Clinic.

Nice.

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The Consortium invites you to Bridging the Gap: Health Justice and Exclusionary School Discipline on February 28, 2025. For those who are only able to attend virtually, please complete the RSVP form for more details.