Charles Bell
@docb313.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice Sciences| Author of Suspended: Punishment, Violence, and the Failure of School Safety| No Restraint (Forthcoming 2026) NYU Press| School Punishment & Violence Scholar| Expert Witness
to change, we suggest developing taxpayer-funded legal assistance to hold schools accountable and ease the financial burden of legal proceedings. We also suggest policymakers pass the Keeping All Students Safe Act (KASSA), which would ban restraint and seclusion except in emergencies. (4/4)
October 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
to change, we suggest developing taxpayer-funded legal assistance to hold schools accountable and ease the financial burden of legal proceedings. We also suggest policymakers pass the Keeping All Students Safe Act (KASSA), which would ban restraint and seclusion except in emergencies. (4/4)
silence parents, they retaliated against parents by initiating false complaints with Child Protective Services, targeting spouses who were employed within the district, and intimidating witnesses involved in the legal proceedings. Because schools have historically required legal intervention (3/4)
October 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
silence parents, they retaliated against parents by initiating false complaints with Child Protective Services, targeting spouses who were employed within the district, and intimidating witnesses involved in the legal proceedings. Because schools have historically required legal intervention (3/4)
We investigated how parents responded to these punitive practices. Our findings suggest that most parents spent between $2,000 and $300,000 in legal proceedings (and supplementary instruction) to challenge harmful school restraint and seclusion practices. When school staff failed to (2/4)
October 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
We investigated how parents responded to these punitive practices. Our findings suggest that most parents spent between $2,000 and $300,000 in legal proceedings (and supplementary instruction) to challenge harmful school restraint and seclusion practices. When school staff failed to (2/4)
(2/2) The conference theme, "Part of the Solution: Sociology in Action," highlights individuals whose private troubles led to innovative solution-oriented scholarship. I can't wait to come home and share the work that I have been doing throughout the country.
May 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
(2/2) The conference theme, "Part of the Solution: Sociology in Action," highlights individuals whose private troubles led to innovative solution-oriented scholarship. I can't wait to come home and share the work that I have been doing throughout the country.