Derek Chauvin trial highlights use of restraint holds in Minnesota schools

Educators use physical restraint thousands of time a year and critics say the practice is used as a routine discipline tool, especially against Black children

America is waiting on a verdict in the closely watched murder trial of Derek Chauvin in Minnesota, which has focused on the former Minneapolis police officer's use of prone restraint" that prosecutors say contributed to the death of George Floyd.

The manner of Floyd's death led to a national reckoning on police brutality and racism, but it has also highlighted how the practice of restraining children remains commonplace in Minnesota schools, and in other districts across the country.