Are you absolutely sure these rooms are used in accordance with established laws? If so, why would it be necessary for teachers to lie under oath and deny the use of the room as they did in my child's case? The answer is simple. The rooms are most often used not when a child is a danger to himself or to others, but rather as a punishment for minor non-compliance, failure to finish a task, inability to understand and follow directions, and a host of other manifestations of disabilities.