Indigenous children with disabilities were punished by being locked in wood boxes while they were at school.

[miasalt@sunny.garden]

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

#USPolitics #Education

[wallflower@beige.party]

@MiasAlt
This is disgusting. Appalling.

[miasalt@sunny.garden]

@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 🤬

[wallflower@beige.party]

@MiasAlt
Yeah. When I saw the headline, I was like "what barbaric country did this and how long ago?"

[bashstkid@mastodon.online]

@MiasAlt @HarriettMB I think we should lock a few teachers in these boxes to test how calming they are.
By giants.

[bugspriet@social.tchncs.de]

@MiasAlt "The practice was ended in December 2025"