The article discusses 12-year-old G, who enjoys many aspects of school but is traumatized by being locked in a padded seclusion room. Her mother, Amy Cupp, details numerous incidents where G was secluded due to her disabilities. After unsuccessful attempts to change G's school's practices, Cupp filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Education Department's Office for Civil Rights, which is struggling with staff shortages. She has also joined a lawsuit to force the government to address these complaints and enforce protections for children in schools.
G's mother, Amy Cupp, expresses deep concern, stating, "As soon as they go to lock the doors, she freaks out. It's beyond sickening." This highlights the emotional distress G faces.
Cupp's detailed tracking revealed more than a dozen incidents of seclusion, prompting her to file a complaint with the U.S. Education Department's Office for Civil Rights.
Cupp, frustrated with the lack of response, said, "After weeks of trying to get G's school to change the way it handled her daughter's behavior, I filed a complaint."
The lawsuit challenges the reduction of OCR staff, claiming, "the layoffs have undermined OCR's ability to fulfill its statutory and regulatory mandate to enforce civil rights."
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