Kentucky’s highest education official sent cease and desist letters to the state’s school districts this week, forbidding them from using Aikido, a form of Japanese martial arts, to restrain students.

Kentucky’s highest education official sent cease and desist letters to the state’s school districts last week, forbidding them from using Aikido, a form of Japanese martial arts, to restrain students.

At least three Jefferson County Public School students suffered serious injuries in the last three years after staff reported using a method of physical restraint known as Aikido Control Training, a ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky's education commissioner has ordered public schools to stop using a form of Aikido training to physically restrain students. The Courier-Journal reports that Kentucky ...

At least three Jefferson County Public School students suffered serious injuries in the last three years after staff reported using a method of physical restraint known as Aikido Control Training, a ...