Yes, public schools should not lock five-year-olds in closets

On Tuesday, March 14, the House Education Committee took testimony on a bill, H. 409, An act relating to keeping Vermont students safe by restricting the use of restraints and seclusion in schools, from Dr. Mel Houser, Executive Director of All Brains Belong. The bill was crafted to deal with the fact that an alarming number of very young students in Ve…