An Angus mum’s petition calling for new rules on the way disabled children are restrained in schools has received more than 7,000 signatures.
Beth Morrison lodged her petition with the Scottish Parliament and is set to travel to Holyrood to present her case to MSPs.
By Nadia Vidinova for the Evening Telegraph
The campaign calls for changes to national guidelines on the use of restraint, saying it has to be a last resort, as well as calling for the recording of every incident leading to restraint or seclusion.
It also aims to set a limit on the time kids are put into solitary seclusion and the end of restraints that are “cruel, humiliating or painful”.
The petition attracted 4,665 signatures online and around 3,000 offline over the past six weeks.
Beth, 49, of Monifieth, said: “I’m absolutely delighted with the results. The response has been amazing, given that we only had about six weeks to gather signatures.
“It isn’t just about the numbers though — pretty much every disability charity in the country is behind us.
