Schools using restraints against guidelines: Ombudsman

By Pallavi Singhal
Updated September 9 2017 - 9:43am, first published August 12 2017 - 7:54am

A primary school student with autism was restrained by teachers and locked in a time-out room for more than an hour, during which time the student wrapped an electrical cord around their neck, a NSW Ombudsman's report reveals.

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