{"id":10790,"date":"2022-09-14T11:47:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T15:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grafton.org\/?p=10790"},"modified":"2022-09-19T12:03:36","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T16:03:36","slug":"more-than-250-fcps-employees-trained-in-new-model-aimed-at-reducing-restraint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grafton.org\/more-than-250-fcps-employees-trained-in-new-model-aimed-at-reducing-restraint\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 250 FCPS employees trained in new model aimed at reducing restraint"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>*This article, featuring Grafton&#8217;s Ukeru division, originally appeared in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fredericknewspost.com\/news\/continuing_coverage\/seclusion_and_restraint_in_fcps\/more-than-250-fcps-employees-trained-in-new-model-aimed-at-reducing-restraint\/article_684a666b-ff77-5d53-8bc5-d9faccd6a6f4.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Frederick News Post<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Frederick County Public Schools has trained more than 250 employees in a behavior management model aimed at reducing physical restraints in its special education programs, officials said Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Between June and August, 264 FCPS special educators learned how to implement&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fredericknewspost.com\/ukeru-an-alternative-to-restraint\/article_51c1e432-3443-53d0-ad13-ab5d2bb9bb2a.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ukeru<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 a Japanese word that means \u201cto receive.\u201d Ukeru is a behavioral intervention model that emphasizes proactive intervention. Educators to use soft pads to block a child who is behaving aggressively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Teachers could use a pad to protect themselves if a child is punching or kicking, for instance, or they could slide one into place to protect a student attempting to bang their head against the wall or floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The model has&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fredericknewspost.com\/news\/continuing_coverage\/seclusion_and_restraint_in_fcps\/spurred-by-a-parent-advocate-calvert-county-schools-dramatically-reduced-seclusion-and-restraint\/article_d2ab0c65-da4f-526f-bc53-99e983c9a87e.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gained traction in<\/a>&nbsp;Calvert County Public Schools, another Maryland school system that \u2014 like FCPS \u2014 found to have overused seclusion and restraint against students with disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the full story <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fredericknewspost.com\/news\/continuing_coverage\/seclusion_and_restraint_in_fcps\/more-than-250-fcps-employees-trained-in-new-model-aimed-at-reducing-restraint\/article_684a666b-ff77-5d53-8bc5-d9faccd6a6f4.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>*This article, featuring Grafton&#8217;s Ukeru division, originally appeared in the Frederick News Post Frederick County Public Schools has trained more than 250 employees in a behavior management model aimed at reducing physical restraints in its special education programs, officials said Wednesday. 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