NewsNation’s Nick Smith says outrage is spreading in upstate New York after allegations surfaced that school staff were using wooden “timeout boxes” on special-needs students.
Smith reported the boxes were described as wooden structures lined with a padded mat, and they were allegedly used as a “behavioral calming measure.” The claims, he said, have exploded into a national story – big enough that even New York Gov. Kathy Hochul weighed in, calling the situation “alarming and entirely unacceptable.”
According to Smith, the school district’s board of directors responded by closing the campus after launching an investigation. Smith also reported that the superintendent was placed on at-home duties, and other staff members were put on administrative leave pending further notice…