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October 1, 2015

MS Dept of Ed taking comments on seclusion and restraint in schools policy

Mississippi considering policy on restraint, seclusion in schools Children’s advocates are urging the Mississippi Department of Education to ban the use of seclusion and restraint in schools. The department has drafted a proposed policy and is taking public comments before presenting it to the state Board of Education, possibly by November. Mississippi is one of…
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October 1, 2015

Wicker, Cochran agree to temporary CR

Avoiding the Government Shutdown: Wicker, Cochran Say Plan is Good Temporarily “This short-term measure creates a window of opportunity for us to get to work. Let’s not waste it,” said Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.). “A continuing resolution is not a good governing strategy, but was made necessary by the blanket filibuster of all the appropriations…