<![CDATA[Indigenous children with disabilities were punished by being locked in wood boxes while they were at school.]]>Indigenous children with disabilities were punished by being locked in wood boxes while they were at school.

According to the report obtained by NPR, the state's investigation found at least five elementary-age children with disabilities were confined in a "wooden box for a timeout".

https://www.npr.org/2026/05/14/nx-s1-5821682/salmon-river-mohawk-children

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/7e4645a9-9f1b-47c0-b7bd-3f28dd86dd8f/indigenous-children-with-disabilities-were-punished-by-being-locked-in-wood-boxes-while-they-were-at-school.RSS for NodeTue, 19 May 2026 09:15:32 GMTSat, 16 May 2026 10:29:46 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Indigenous children with disabilities were punished by being locked in wood boxes while they were at school. on Sat, 16 May 2026 21:24:08 GMT]]>@MiasAlt "The practice was ended in December 2025"

😰

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/Bugspriet/statuses/116586358296729986https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/Bugspriet/statuses/116586358296729986Sat, 16 May 2026 21:24:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Indigenous children with disabilities were punished by being locked in wood boxes while they were at school. on Sat, 16 May 2026 12:28:10 GMT]]>@MiasAlt @HarriettMB I think we should lock a few teachers in these boxes to test how calming they are.
By giants.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/BashStKid/statuses/116584250753325035https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/BashStKid/statuses/116584250753325035Sat, 16 May 2026 12:28:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Indigenous children with disabilities were punished by being locked in wood boxes while they were at school. on Sat, 16 May 2026 10:49:20 GMT]]>@MiasAlt
Yeah. When I saw the headline, I was like "what barbaric country did this and how long ago?"😳😔

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/Wallflower/statuses/116583862124430903https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/Wallflower/statuses/116583862124430903Sat, 16 May 2026 10:49:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Indigenous children with disabilities were punished by being locked in wood boxes while they were at school. on Sat, 16 May 2026 10:47:48 GMT]]>@Wallflower I honestly couldn't believe it at first - I saw a post about it that didn't have any reference to news reporting but then I found the NPR story 🤬

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sunny.garden/ap/users/116544270994105142/statuses/116583856094061901https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sunny.garden/ap/users/116544270994105142/statuses/116583856094061901Sat, 16 May 2026 10:47:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Indigenous children with disabilities were punished by being locked in wood boxes while they were at school. on Sat, 16 May 2026 10:41:27 GMT]]>@MiasAlt
This is disgusting. Appalling.
😔

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/Wallflower/statuses/116583831174646633https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/Wallflower/statuses/116583831174646633Sat, 16 May 2026 10:41:27 GMT