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Justice Department Finds the Special School District of St. Louis's Seclusion and Restraint Practices Discriminate Against Students with Disabilities

02/23/2026 07:00 AM EST

WASHINGTON – Today, the Justice Department ("the Department") notified the Special School District of St. Louis, Missouri ("the District") that it found the District's seclusion and restraint practices violate Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act. After a twenty-one month investigation, the Department concluded that the District discriminates against students with disabilities by routinely subjecting them to ineffective seclusion practices that are highly susceptible to abuse and restraints without justification, rather than providing the interventions and supports they need to receive the education they are guaranteed by federal law.

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