School is not Supposed to Hurt: Update on Progress in 2009 to Prevent and Reduce Restraint and Seclusion in Schools – In January 2009, the National Disability Rights Network released a report entitled School is Not Supposed to Hurt. The report revealed that students in every region of the country were being injured, and even killed, by being abusively restrained and secluded at the hands of school staff. It uncovered that restraint and seclusion was often misused to force a student to stay on task or as a disciplinary measure, despite the consensus that restraint and seclusion are not therapeutic. There were no federal laws to prevent or reduce restraint or seclusion of school children when the initial report was released, and no federal action to point to at all. Almost half of the states had no laws or policies either, and existing state laws and policies varied greatly and were often inadequate.