I laughed my ass off. "Do you think that helps or hurts?" "Oh it doesn't help".
Of course they say that. Ask any child if spanking is bad. EVERY CHILD WILL SAY YES.
And the dumbasses that listen to them and use that as a compelling argument against these procedures are bleeding hearts.
Now, grant it, some of these techniques are a bit much, but there has to be some way to deal with these children. These parents sending their children to schools that are ill-equipped to handles these cases are still doing so in order to get their free time. And I don't blame them. It has to be a trying existence. But you cannot expect to send these kids to schools like cattle and expect normal behavior from them, or expect that they will get special treatment. It's the government dumbasses. They will not do the extra. If parents have the ability/opportunity to send their children to schools that use a different method, then I would have no problem with the government funding those schools.
But to stop everything, move everyone away from a child that is having a meltdown, that is unrealistic. And if that is the method being used, then you are just providing daycare and not providing a learning environment.
Hell, forget special needs, I think every teacher should have a taser and be allowed to use it on normal students.