We're reviewing 2016 news coverage of the "Georgia Network for Educational and Therapeutic Support" or "GNETS". Here is a three part series written by Alan Judd for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution; the series details various concerning features
of the "psychoeducational" schools.
Part 1; April 28, 2016: Georgia ‘psychoeducational’ students segregated by disability, race
Part 1; April 28, 2016: Georgia ‘psychoeducational’ students segregated by disability, race
“Schools send
disproportionate numbers of black children to programs already under
fire for ‘warehousing’ students with behavioral disorders.”
Part 2; May 5, 2016;
In
psychoeducational school, behavioral experiment for troubled child
“Educators wanted
to subject Libby Beem to behavioral experimentation in Georgia’s
unique system of psychoeducational schools. A courtroom showdown
would determine Libby’s fate.”
Part 3; May 8, 2016;
Physical
restraint common at psychoeducational schools
“With a tiny sliver of students, special behavioral programs record five times more restraints than all other Georgia schools combined.”
“With a tiny sliver of students, special behavioral programs record five times more restraints than all other Georgia schools combined.”
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