Protecting Children from Being Illegally Locked in Isolation Rooms in Spokane Elementary Schools Consent Decree Legally Requires School District to Reform Isolation Practices News provided by Share this article Share this article SPOKANE, Wash., July 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Spokane Public School District has formally entered into a Consent Decree as part of a settlement with clients of Sweetser Law Office. The Consent Decree requires the District to reform their isolation practices, comply with state and federal law, and bring their practices up-to-date with the field of behavioral assessment and intervention planning. Isolation rooms have been used more frequently in Spokane Public Schools than anywhere else in the State. Overuse and underreporting of isolation has been a troublingly common practice in an alarming number Spokane elementary schools: