The father of a special-needs student in northern Alabama claims his son was punished by being restrained in a chair designed for therapeutic purposes. The father said he only learned his son was ...

The father said he only learned his 6-year-old son was placed in the Rifton chair after the boy told his doctor he didn't like "the buckle chair," according to a lawsuit filed last week in U.S ...

The state says Rifton Chairs are commonly used to aid those with special needs. In this case, the chair was "a small wooden toddler chair with armrests and a belt, similar to a belt on a high ...

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For more than 20 years, schoolteachers and therapists have been using Rifton chairs in classrooms across the country. But these chairs are no ordinary classroom fixtures because they are made for ...

Almost a year after 4-year-old Steven Walden’s parents complained that workers at Forest Lake Elementary School bruised his back while forcing him into a Rifton chair, a Volusia County School ...

The father said he only learned his 6-year-old son was placed in the Rifton chair after the boy told his doctor he didn't like "the buckle chair," according to a lawsuit filed last week in U.S ...

The father said he only learned his 6-year-old son was placed in the Rifton chair after the boy told his doctor he didn’t like “the buckle chair,” according to a lawsuit filed last week in U ...

In a federal lawsuit filed last week, the father says he only learned his son was placed in the Rifton chair after the boy told his doctor he didn't like "the buckle chair." The lawsuit was filed ...

In a federal lawsuit filed last week, the father says he only learned his son was placed in the Rifton chair after the boy told his doctor he didn't like "the buckle chair." The lawsuit was filed ...

In a federal lawsuit filed last week, the father says he only learned his son was placed in the Rifton chair after the boy told his doctor he didn’t like “the buckle chair.” ...