U.S. Department
of Justice
In the News
Coverage of DOJ Investigations:
ALASKA
- DOJ finds Anchorage School District used improper restraint and seclusion techniques on students (Alaska's News Source) (Feb. 2023)
- U.S. Justice Department finds Anchorage School District illegally restrained and secluded students (Anchorage Daily News) (Feb. 2023)
FLORIDA
- Justice Department secures settlement with Okaloosa School District to protect students (Niceville.com) (Jan. 2023)
- U.S. settles with Florida school district to protect students with disabilities (United Press International) (Dec. 2022)
INDIANA
- Justice Department Settles with School District (Inside Indiana Business) (Jan. 2021)
- District No Longer Secludes Students with Disabilities (US News & World Report) (Dec. 2020)
IOWA
- Fewer students being restrained in Cedar Rapids schools (Jun. 2023)
- Cedar Rapids Schools gives update on DOJ settlement (KCRG 9 News) (Feb. 2023)
- Cedar Rapids schools coaching special education teachers under Justice Department settlement (The Gazette) (Feb. 2023)
MARYLAND
- Hogan will allow bill banning seclusion to become law | Seclusion and restraint in FCPS (Frederick News Post) (Apr. 2022)
- Maryland bans seclusion four months after US DOJ investigation into Frederick County Public Schools’ seclusion practices (Frederick News Post) (Apr. 2022)
- Trauma lingers for FCPS students who experienced repeated seclusion and restraint | Seclusion and restraint in FCPS (Frederick News Post) (Jan. 2022)
- UPDATE: Justice Department finds FCPS violated federal law in restraining, secluding students with disabilities (Yahoo! News) (Dec. 2021)
MICHIGAN
- Montcalm County Intermediate School District to end student seclusion (Detroit Free Press) (Jul. 2025)
- Montcalm ISD reaches DOJ agreement over disability seclusion, restraints (Mlive.com) (Jul. 2025)
- A Step Forward: Department of Justice Settlement with Montcalm Area ISD Signals Ongoing Commitment to Protecting Students from Seclusion and Restraint - Opening Doors to Safer and More Inclusive Schools (EndSeclusion.org) (Jul. 2025)
WASHINGTON
Updated July 17, 2025