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Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism at WHRO
Virginia Beach School Board Member Alveta Green listens to Julie Xirau speak Tuesday during a school board meeting. Xirau is the mother of Joshua Sikes, an 11-year-old student with autism who died in November 2024 days after being placed in a makeshift seclusion area. The board voted on a new policy to limit seclusion but didn’t outright ban the practice.
John-Henry Doucette
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Virginia Beach reported the highest use of student seclusions in the state. A new policy limits the controversial practice for children in crisis.
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