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The Arc of King County:
Ask your WA legislators to pass SBH 1795.
End Isolation. End Seclusion. Reduce Restraint.
Stop isolation rooms; allow calming spaces.
Send your legislators a note: bit.ly/PassSHB1795
Download the flier: bit.ly/PassSHB1795.

#EndIsolation #EndSeclusion #ReduceRestraint
Poster. Poster showing examples of restraint and exclusion rooms with a red x over the photos, and examples of alternatives that allow students co-regulation and coping with stress, with a green checkmark over the photos. Above is a photo of a white adult hand over a white student's hand in a comforting way. A green band with white letters says Let's Do This. Take the next step. Washington State House Bill 1795, SHB 1795, Bans certain dangerous restraint and clarifies limits; Strengthens existing protections; Stops new isolation rooms from being built; and Allows calming spaces that support co-regulation. The cost of restraint and isolation For students includes Injuries; lost learning; derailed skill development; complex PTSD; and suicidality. For educators: Injuries; dissatisfaction with the job; compromised mental health; compromised teaching, stressful work environment. For school districts: High costs associated with increased liability, insurance rates, and workers compensation; high staff turnover; widening opportunity gaps. To regulate, children need safe relationships, safe environment, and support to build skills or process trauma. You don't get that if you are locked up alone, anxious, and scared. Isolating kids pushes them into escalating cycles of more restraint & isolation. Above the poster is a Facebook message from the The Arc of King County. Send your legislators a note. Download the flier. SHB 1795 is waiting to be called up for a vote. Ask your legislators for their support! Let's do this - take the next step and pass SBH 1795. This bill bans certain dangerous restraint and clarifies limits; strengthens existing protections; stops new isolation rooms from being built; allows calming spaces that support co-regulation. There is no fiscal note - these are policy changes only. NOT acting, though does have a cost. For students: Injuries; lost learning; derailed skill development; complex PTSD; suicidality. For educators: Injuries; dissatisfacti… Above the poster is a Facebook message from the The Arc of King County. Send your legislators a note. Download the flier. SHB 1795 is waiting to be called up for a vote. Ask your legislators for their support! Let's do this - take the next step and pass SBH 1795. This bill bans certain dangerous restraint and clarifies limits; strengthens existing protections; stops new isolation rooms from being built; allows calming spaces that support co-regulation. There is no fiscal note - these are policy changes only. NOT acting, though does have a cost. For students: Injuries; lost learning; derailed skill development; complex PTSD; suicidality. For educators: Injuries; dissatisfaction with the job; compromised mental health; compromised teaching, stressful work environment. For school districts: High costs associated with increased liability, insurance rates, and workers compensation; high staff turnover; widening opportunity gaps. To regulate, children need safe relationships, safe environment, and support to build skills or process trauma. You don’t get that if you are locked up alone, anxious, and scared. Isolating kids pushes them into escalating cycles of more restraint and isolation. End Isolation. End Seclusion. Reduce Restraint. The Arc of Washington State, The Arc of Spokane, The Arc of Snohomish County, The Arc of Tri-Cities, The Arc of Cowlitz County, The Arc of Grays Harbor. Poster. Poster showing examples of restraint and exclusion rooms with a red x over the photos, and examples of alternatives that allow co-regulation to cope with stress, with a green checkmark over the photos. Above is a photo of a white adult hand over a white student's hand in a comforting way. SHB 1795 Bans certain dangerous restraint and clarifies limits; Strengthens existing protections; Stops new isolation rooms from being built; Allows calming spaces that support co-regulation. The cost of restraint and isolation For students includes Injuries; lost learning; derailed skill deve…
February 12, 2026 at 12:39 PM