Autistic Boy Restraint Criticized

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Autistic 11-year-old 'brutally' restrained in school calming room

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Footage shows autistic boy being held face-down on the floor in a prone restraint.

Expert says restraint is "too brutal, unnecessary and, in my view, unlawful" The management of the school, in Leeds , said multiple investigations found staff had no case to answer.

The BBC has also spoken to an autistic pupil who was aged five detained for prolonged periods.

Waltham Forest was warned that calming rooms were being over-used at Whitefield .

Charity visited the school and warned of the harms of seclusion.

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has repeatedly declined to be interviewed about the lack of regulation of calming rooms.

Families of Whitefield pupils have formed a campaign group calling on government to act.

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