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Native kids with disabilities were held in wooden boxes. Sweeping reforms are coming

NPR·Brian Mann·18 days ago
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Officials in the Salmon River Central School District in Fort Covington, New York, have acknowledged that wooden boxes were constructed and used to confine elementary school children, including Native children, with disabilities. The practice was ended in December 2025 after these images, confirmed as authentic by school officials, circulated on social media. In a new report, New York's state has ordered sweeping reforms at the public school. Used with permision/Photos provided by Chrissy Onientatahse Jacobs hide caption toggle caption Used with permision/Photos provided by Chrissy Onientatahse Jacobs Fort Covington, New York - Rumors spread on social media over the winter: School kids with disabilities in the Salmon River Central School District, including Akwesasne Mohawk children, were being confined by special education teachers in wooden boxes. Sarah Konwahahawi Herne was devastated.…

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