How Washington Winks at Violent Discipline of Special Needs Kids
The Department of Education is supposed to keep track of such incidents, but it lets schools slide on reporting. Critics fear the situation will get worse under Betsy DeVos.
Ben Hattem
Ben Hattem is a freelance journalist and the recipient of the 2016 Nellie Bly Cub Reporter award from the New York Press Club. He writes about mental health care in New York’s justice system, schools, and the military. His reporting has prompted investigations by the New York state government, legislative hearings, and hospital policy changes. He has written for Politico Magazine, BuzzFeed News, City Limits, and others. Last updated July 2017
Forced Meds at the Bellevue ER
Doctors in Bellevue’s psychiatric emergency room routinely order forced injections to sedate patients who refuse to have blood drawn
