A.  A school may permit the use of restraint or seclusion techniques on any student only if both of the following apply: (1)  the student’s behavior presents an imminent danger of serious physical harm to the student or others; and (2)  less restrictive interventions appear insufficient to mitigate the imminent danger of serious physical harm.

B.  If a restraint or seclusion technique is used on a student:

• (1)  school employees shall maintain continuous visual observation and monitoring of the student while the restraint or seclusion technique is in use;
• (2)  the restraint or seclusion technique shall end when the student’s behavior no longer presents an imminent danger of serious physical harm to the student or others;
• (3)  the restraint or seclusion technique shall be used only by school employees who are trained in the safe and effective use of restraint and seclusion techniques unless an emergency situation does not allow sufficient time to summon those trained school employees;
• (4)  the restraint technique employed shall not impede the student’s ability to breathe or speak; and
• (5)  the restraint technique shall not be out of proportion to the student’s age or physical condition.

C.  Schools shall establish policies and procedures for the use of restraint or seclusion techniques in a school safety plan; provided that:

• (1)  the school safety plan shall not be specific to any individual student; and
• (2)  any school safety plan shall be drafted by a planning team that includes at least one special education expert.

D.  Schools shall establish reporting and documentation procedures to be followed when a restraint or seclusion technique has been used on a student. The procedures shall include the following provisions:

• (1)  a school employee shall provide the student’s parent or guardian with written or oral notice on the same day that the incident occurred, unless circumstances prevent same-day notification. If the notice is not provided on the same day of the incident, notice shall be given within twenty-four hours after the incident;
• (2)  within a reasonable time following the incident, a school employee shall provide the student’s parent or guardian with written documentation that includes information about any persons, locations or activities that may have triggered the behavior, if known, and specific information about the behavior and its precursors, the type of restraint or seclusion technique used and the duration of its use; and
• (3)  schools shall review strategies used to address a student’s dangerous behavior if use of restraint or seclusion techniques for an individual student has occurred two or more times during any thirty-calendar-day period. The review shall include:
• (a)  a review of the incidents in which restraint or seclusion techniques were used and an analysis of how future incidents may be avoided, including whether the student requires a functional behavioral assessment; and
• (b)  a meeting of the student’s individualized education program team, behavioral intervention plan team or student assistance team within two weeks of each use of restraint or seclusion after the second use within a thirty-calendar-day period to provide recommendations for avoiding future incidents requiring the use of restraint or seclusion.

Manual addresses restraint and seclusion techniques.