Experts question benefit of school time-out rooms

Some educators say time-out rooms are being used with increased frequency to discipline children with behavioral disorders. And the time outs are probably doing more harm than good

form of abuse

going to do nothing to change the behavior. You're using it as an isolation booth

Segregating children removes them from the positive aspect of the classroom and highlights that they're different

isolating an autistic child might be particularly counterproductive

They don't like being around other people so they might increase their negative behavior because they view it a reward

a time-out room can be effective if it is intended to provide a space for a child to calm down and reflect on their behavior

If it is used to isolate the child, punish the child for a behavior, then we would view it as not productive and not positive