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Anne GeggisFebruary 1, 2022

Last year's legislation allowed for the use of restraints on students if that use didn't restrict airflow or put students in a facedown position.

Staff ReportsSeptember 22, 2016

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Three members of the Florida Rehabilitation Council for the Blind will serve another tour of duty. Gov. Rick Scott announced Wednesday that he has reappointed the three for terms ending in 2019. They are: Howard Bell, 62, of St. Petersburg, a senior advocate investigator with Disability Rights Florida, which advocates for disabled people and advises them […]

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Legislation advances in Senate and the House to further limit use of physical restraints at school

Personnel note: Three reappointed to Council for the Blind