There are many Florida families who have children with Autism and Autistic Spectrum Disorders that are being restrained and put in seclusion in the public school system. Our children are being abused physical and mentally because of their disabilities and the lack of appropriate programs (public and private) and highly qualified teachers available to educate them. Many parents are so frustrated with the way their children are treated in public schools that they are turning to the school Hospital Homebound programs to keep their children safe yet still be able to receive some education. The average time allowed for Hospital Homebound is approximately 3-5 hours a week which is not even close to a normal school week.

Our children are coming home injured physically and mentally and there is nothing parents can do about it. No laws, no regulations, no tracking, no consent from parents and no parent notification in many cases. The current system allows the FLDOE and every school district to be their own police force for the documents they have created and the lack of documents that have not been created.
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