You have a unique opportunity right now to pass legislation banning the use of corporal punishment on students with disabilities. We hope you will join us in support of HB 1028. With just a few clicks, you can send your representatives a message through our Take Action page. We’ve been airing the above YouTube ad in Oklahoma… together, we can make this happen.
At Lives in the Balance, we’re heightening awareness of the prevalence of and harm done by these practices. The TV ad above — which has aired on national TV on programs such as 60 Minutes and Morning Joe — is one example of our public awareness efforts. But we don’t just call attention to these practices (and other punitive, exclusionary practices like detention, suspension, expulsion, detentions, and police referrals), we also help schools and facilities implement an evidence-based model of care called Collaborative & Proactive Solutions that has been shown to dramatically reduce or eliminate these practices. You can learn more about us and our efforts by clicking on any of the boxes below. And you’re more than welcome to join in on and support those efforts.
Thanks to the generosity of our Founding Director, Dr. Ross Greene, and our existing donors, we’re already making an impact. But we could be doing so much more.
Read the research on punitive, exclusionary disciplinary practices.
