Utah charter school for autistic students restrained, secluded children, violating their civil rights, feds find

Investigators also documented a concern regarding Spectrum Academy’s record-keeping practices.

(Google Maps) A Spectrum Academy campus at 575 N. Cutler Drive in North Salt Lake, as seen in 2018. The charter school for autistic students restrained and secluded students, violating their civil rights, the Department of Education found.

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Jordan Miller

| Sep. 8, 2023, 6:00 a.m.

| Updated: Sep. 9, 2023, 10:53 a.m.

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Jordan is a breaking news reporter at The Tribune. She graduated from the University of Oklahoma and has written for the Houston Chronicle along with the Enid News & Eagle. When she's not reporting, she loves watching football, reading books and painting.