VIDEO: This Is What ‘Seclusion’ Looks Like At One Fairfax County School

An exclusive video obtained by WAMU shows a student being forced into seclusion at a Fairfax County public school, then struggling to be let out. The footage offers a glimpse into how such interactions — especially with special needs students — can play out. The district is already under scrutiny for not fully reporting such incidents.

In the video, an unidentified student’s arm hangs out of a doorway while two adults appear to be talking to one another and to the student. After one adult walks away, another appears to push the student inside the room before slamming the door shut.

The student bangs against the door and screams continuously as the adult struggles to close it. The room is labeled as a “reflection room.” Also called a seclusion room, such facilities are used to isolate students as a means to manage behavior. Rooms like this are built into multiple Fairfax County special needs schools...

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Children Are Routinely Isolated In Some Fairfax County Schools. The District Didn’t Report It.

https://wamu.org/story/19/03/13/children-are-routinely-isolated-in-some-fairfax-county-schools-the-district-didnt-report-it/#.XJUPXShKg2z