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Virginia Beach poised to change seclusion policy

February 23, 2026 Guest User

Virginia Beach School Board Chairperson Kathleen Brown said the proposed policy could address concerns of parents and be reviewed if there are unintended consequences. Photo by John-Henry Doucette // VCIJ

The Virginia Beach School Board may ban the use of seclusion rooms in city school buildings, a step to curtail the controversial practice of isolating troubled students in emergencies.

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In Education Tags SECEP, seclusion, au

Key panel endorses ban on secluding Virginia Beach students

June 17, 2025 Guest User

Meghan Ashburn, chairperson of the Virginia Beach Special Education Advisory Committee, is seen during a committee meeting on May 12. The committee spoke with city schools officials and the executive director of Southeastern Cooperative Educational Programs about seclusion and restraint policy during the meeting. File Photo by John-Henry Doucette.

A special education advisory committee wants Beach Schools to stop a controversial practice typically used on children with special needs

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In Education Tags secep, Virginia Beach, au, special education, seclusion, restraint

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