The Brief
- Nearly 30% of the 506 seclusion and restraint incidents at Madison Metropolitan School District last year involved students with disabilities
- The 506 incidents represent a decrease from the 2023-2024 school year, though statewide comparison data is not yet available
- The district is implementing nonviolent crisis intervention training for staff to reach its goal of zero incidents
MADISON, Wis. — The Madison Metropolitan School District is working to reduce seclusion and restraint incidents after data showed that nearly 30% of such cases last school year involved students with disabilities.
During the 2024-2025 school year, MMSD reported 506 seclusion and restraint incidents, a decrease from the previous school year. Of these, 156 incidents involved students with disabilities, that’s approximately 30% of all cases.
Statewide comparison data for the 2024-2025 school year is not yet available, as the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has not released its annual report…