The Granite Police District and DCFS are investigating how a Rifton chair is being used in a special-needs preschool class. The school district says the student's family was told that the chair ...

A federal court jury sided with the state Monday by determining no wrongdoing over a school's decision to tie up a 4-year-old boy during classes.

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 a… ...

An Alabama school superintendent says allegations in a lawsuit involving a special needs student are "absolutely and unequivocally false." The student's father claims his 6-year-old son was ...

The father said he only learned his 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. District ...

Rifton chairs, which have been used in classrooms for more than two decades, are designed to help children with physical disabilities. Some are made of wood and have a wide range of accessories ...

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 ...

Hollywood Teacher Accused of Strapping Autistic Child into Chair: Report Superintendent Robert Runcie has recommended the teacher be fired, but the teacher has the right to a state hearing.

Ward was strapped in a Rifton chair similar to this one by aides who admitted they weren't trained how to use it or aware of Ward's occasional seizures. A jury awarded her family $4.5M Tuesday ...

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

ARAB, Ala. (AP) — The father of a special-needs student in Alabama claims his son was punished by being restrained in a chair designed for therapeutic purposes.