Stories of trauma in Va. prompt crackdown on seclusion rooms

Critics say such techniques are almost always unnecessary to keep order in the classroom and are actually counterproductive, exposing kids to physical and emotional injury and long-term trauma. According to data collected by the U.S. ... Seclusion and ...

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Liability concerns prompt some cities to limit sledding

A study by Columbus, Ohio-based Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children's Hospital found that between 1997 and 2007, more than 20,000 children each year were treated at emergency rooms for sledding-related injuries. ... Most people ...

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