(1) Corporal punishment is any act which willfully inflicts or willfully causes the infliction of physical pain on a student. (2) Corporal punishment does not include physical pain or discomfort resulting from or caused by:

• (a) Training for or participation in athletic competition voluntarily engaged in by a student;
• (b) Recreational activity voluntarily engaged in by a student;
• (c) Physical exertion shared by all students in a teacher directed class activity, which may include, but is not limited to, physical education exercises, field trips, or vocational education projects; or
• (d) Physical restraint or seclusion when used as provided in ORS 339.291 and OAR 581-021-0553.

As used in OAR 581-021-0550 to 581-021-0570: (1) "Chemical restraint" means a drug or medication that is used on a student to control behavior or restrict freedom of movement and that is not:

• (a) Prescribed by a licensed physician or other qualified health professional acting under the professional's scope of practice for standard treatment of the student's medical or psychiatric condition; and
• (b) Administered as prescribed by a licensed physician or other qualified health professional acting under the professional's scope of practice.

(2)

• (a) "Mechanical restraint" means a device used to restrict the movement of a student or the movement or normal function of a portion of the body of a student.
• (b) "Mechanical restraint" does not include:
• (A) A protective or stabilizing device ordered by a licensed physician; or
• (B) A vehicle safety restraint when used as intended during the transport of a student in a moving vehicle.

(3) "Prone restraint" means a restraint in which a student is held face down on the floor.

(4) "Public education program" means a program in this state that:

• (a) Is for students in early childhood education, elementary school or secondary school;
• (b) Is under the jurisdiction of a school district, an education service district or another educational institution or program; and
• (c) Receives, or serves students who receive, support in any form from any program supported, directly or indirectly, with funds appropriated to the Department of Education.

(5)

• (a) "Restraint" means the restriction of a student's actions or movements by holding the student or using pressure or other means.
• (b) "Restraint" does not include:
• (A) Holding a student's hand or arm to escort the student safely and without the use of force from one area to another;
• (B) Assisting a student to complete a task if the student does not resist the physical contact; or
• (C) Providing reasonable intervention with the minimal exertion of force necessary if the intervention does not include a restraint prohibited under ORS 339.288 and the intervention is necessary to:
• (i) Break up a physical fight;
• (ii) Interrupt a student's impulsive behavior that threatens the student's immediate safety, including running in front of a vehicle or climbing on unsafe structures or objects; or
• (iii) Effectively protect oneself or another from an assault, injury or sexual contact with the minimum physical contact necessary for protection.

(6)

• (a) "Seclusion" means the involuntary confinement of a student alone in a room from which the student is physically prevented from leaving. Seclusion includes, but is not limited to, the involuntary confinement of a student alone in a room with a closed door, whether the door is locked or unlocked.
• (b) "Seclusion" does not include:
• (A) The removal of a student for a short period of time to provide the student with an opportunity to regain self-control if the student is in a setting from which the student is not physically prevented from leaving; or
• (B) A student being left alone in a room with a closed door for a brief period of time if the student is left alone for a purpose that is unrelated to the student's behavior.

(7) "Seclusion cell" means a freestanding, self-contained unit that is used to:

• (a) Isolate the student from other students; or
• (b) Physically prevent a student from leaving the unit or cause the student to believe that the student is physically prevented from leaving the unit.

(8) "Serious bodily injury" means any significant impairment of the physical condition of a person, as determined by qualified medical personnel, whether self-inflicted or inflicted by someone else.

(9) "Substantial physical or bodily injury" means any impairment of the physical condition of a person that requires some form of medical treatment.

(10) "Supine restraint" means a restraint in which a student is held face up on the floor.

(1) (a) The use of the following types of restraint on a student in a public education program is prohibited:

• (A) Chemical restraint;
• (B) Mechanical restraint;
• (C) Prone restraint;
• (D) Supine restraint;
• (E)
• (i) Any restraint that involves the intentional and nonincidental use of a solid object, including a wall or the floor, to impede a student's movement, unless the restraint is necessary to prevent an imminent life-threatening injury or to gain control of a weapon;
• (ii) Notwithstanding paragraph (a)(E)(i) of this subsection, the use of a solid object, including a piece of furniture, a wall, or the floor, by public education program personnel performing a restraint is not prohibited if the object is used for the personnel's own stability or support while performing the restraint and not as a mechanism to apply pressure directly to the student's body;
• (F)
• (i) Any restraint that places, or creates a risk of placing, pressure on a student's mouth, neck or throat, or that impedes, or creates a risk of impeding, a student's breathing;
• (ii) Notwithstanding paragraph (a)(F)(i) of this subsection, a restraint that places, or creates a risk of placing, pressure on a student's mouth may be used if the restraint is necessary for the purpose of extracting a body part from a bite;
• (G) Any restraint that involves the intentional placement of the hands, feet, elbow, knee or any object on a student's neck, throat, genitals or other intimate parts; and
• (H) Any restraint that causes pressure to be placed, or creates a risk of causing pressure to be placed, on a student's stomach or back by a knee, foot or elbow bone. (b) The use of any action designed for the primary purpose of inflicting pain upon a student in a public education program is prohibited.

(2) Restraint or seclusion may not be used for discipline, punishment, retaliation or convenience of personnel, contractors or volunteers of a public education program.

(3) (a) Restraint may be used on a student in a public education program only under the following circumstances:

• (A) The student's behavior imposes a reasonable risk of imminent and substantial physical or bodily injury to the student or others; and
• (B) Less restrictive interventions would not be effective. (b) Seclusion may be used on a student in a public education program only under the following circumstances:
• (A) The student's behavior imposes a reasonable risk of imminent and serious bodily injury to the student or others; and
• (B) Less restrictive interventions would not be effective.

(4) If restraint or seclusion is used on a student, the restraint or seclusion must be: (a) Used only for as long as the student's behavior poses a reasonable risk as described in subsection (3) of this rule; (b) Imposed by personnel of the public education program who are:

• (A) Trained to use restraint or seclusion through programs approved by the Department of Education under OAR 581-021-0563; or
• (B) Otherwise available in the case of an emergency circumstance when trained personnel are not immediately available due to the unforeseeable nature of the emergency circumstance; and (c) Continuously monitored by personnel of the public education program for the duration of the restraint or seclusion.

(5) If restraint or seclusion continues for more than 30 minutes: (a) The student must be provided with adequate access to the bathroom and water every 30 minutes; (b) Personnel of the public education program must immediately attempt to verbally or electronically notify a parent or guardian of the student; and (c) Every 15 minutes after the first 30 minutes of the restraint or seclusion, an administrator for the public education program must provide written authorization for the continuation of the restraint or seclusion, including providing documentation for the reason the restraint or seclusion must be continued.

(1) Each entity that has jurisdiction over a public education program must establish procedures for the public education program to follow after an incident involving the use of restraint or seclusion.

(2) Following an incident involving the use of restraint or seclusion, the following must be provided to a parent or guardian of the student:

• (a) Verbal or electronic notification of the incident by the end of the school day when the incident occurred.
• (b) Written documentation of the incident within 24 hours of the incident that provides:
• (A) A description of the restraint or seclusion, including:
• (i) The date of the restraint or seclusion;
• (ii) The times when the restraint or seclusion began and ended; and
• (iii) The location of the restraint or seclusion.
• (B) A description of the student's activity that prompted the use of restraint or seclusion.
• (C) The efforts used to de-escalate the situation and the alternatives to restraint or seclusion that were attempted.
• (D) The names of the personnel of the public education program who administered the restraint or seclusion.
• (E) A description of the training status of the personnel of the public education program who administered the restraint or seclusion, including any information that may need to be provided to the parent or guardian under subsection (3) of this rule.
• (c) Timely notification of a debriefing meeting to be held and of the parent's or guardian's right to attend the meeting.

(3) If the personnel of the public education program who administered the restraint or seclusion had not received training from a program approved by the Department of Education, as required and in accordance with OAR 581-021-0563, the administrator of the public education program shall ensure that a parent or guardian of the student and the district superintendent or, if the public education program is a Youth Corrections Education Program provider under contract with the department, a Juvenile Detention Education Program provider under contract with the department, or a program that receives moneys pursuant to ORS 343.243, the person who oversees the administration of the program, receive written notification of:

• (a) The lack of training; and
• (b) The reason the restraint or seclusion was administered by a person without training.

(4) A debriefing meeting related to the use of restraint or seclusion must be held within two school days of the incident and must include all personnel of the public education program who were involved in the incident and any other appropriate personnel. Written notes must be taken of the debriefing meeting, and a copy of the written notes must be provided to a parent or guardian of the student.

(5) If a student is involved in five incidents in a school year involving restraint or seclusion, a team consisting of personnel of the public education program and a parent or guardian of the student must be formed for the purposes of reviewing and revising the student's behavior plan and ensuring the provision of any necessary behavioral supports.

(6) If serious bodily injury or death of a student occurs in relation to the use of restraint or seclusion, written notification of the incident must be provided to the Department of Human Services within 24 hours of the incident.

(7) If serious bodily injury or death of personnel of the public education program occurs in relation to the use of restraint or seclusion, written notification of the incident must be provided to the following individuals within 24 hours of the incident:

• (a) The district superintendent and, if applicable, the union representative for the affected party; or
• (b) If the public education program is a Youth Corrections Education Program provider under contract with the department, a Juvenile Detention Education Program provider under contract with the department, or a program that receives moneys pursuant to ORS 343.243, the person who oversees the administration of the program and, if applicable, the union representative for the affected party.

(8) Each public education program must maintain a record of each incident in which injuries or death occurs in relation to the use of restraint or seclusion.

(9) Pursuant to ORS 161.205 and 339.250, an individual who is a teacher, administrator, school employee or school volunteer may use reasonable physical force upon a student when and to the extent the application of force is consistent with ORS 339.285 to 339.303 and OAR 581-021-0553.

(10) District school boards shall adopt written policies to implement restraint and seclusion procedures consistent with and as indicated in ORS 339.285 to 339.308 and OARs 581-021-0550 to 581-021-0570, and shall inform teachers, administrators, school employees and school volunteers of those policies.

(1) The Department of Education shall approve training programs in restraint and seclusion that:

• (a) Teach evidence-based techniques that are shown to be effective in the prevention and safe use of restraint or seclusion;
• (b) Provide evidence-based skills training related to positive behavior support, conflict prevention, de-escalation and crisis response techniques; and
• (c) Are consistent with the philosophies, practices and techniques for restraint and seclusion that are established by rule or policy of the Department of Human Services.

(2) A training program seeking approval must submit program materials that meet the expectations of subsection (1) of this rule in writing to the Oregon Department of Education.

(3) Approved training programs remain in effect unless significant changes are made to the program. If significant changes are made, the training program must be re-submitted for approval.

(4) The Oregon Department of Education must remove training programs from the approved list if they no longer meet the requirements specified in subsection (1) of this rule, or if they are found by the Oregon Department of Education to have violated any other laws.

On or after July 1, 2012, a Public Education Program may only use training programs on restraint and seclusion that are approved by the Department of Education under OAR 581-021-0563. The Department of Education shall make the approved training list available to all Public Education Programs.

(1) Beginning with the 201415 school year, public education programs must meet the following Standard for the structural and physical requirements for rooms designated by the school to be used for seclusion:

• (a) Any wall that is part of the room used for seclusion must be part of the structural integrity of the room (not free standing cells or portable units attached to the existing wall or floor), and must be no less than 64 square feet; the distance between adjacent walls must be no less than 7 feet across.
• (b) The room must not be isolated from school staff of the facility;
• (c) Doors must be unlocked or equipped with immediate-release locking mechanisms;
• (d) The door must open outward and contain a port of shatterproof glass or plastic through which the entire room may be viewed from outside; half doors are acceptable options as well where direct visual monitoring can occur.
• (e) The room must contain no protruding, exposed, or sharp objects;
• (f) The room must contain no free standing furniture.
• (g) Windows must be transparent for both staff and the student to see in/out, and made of unbreakable or shatterproof glass or plastic. Non-shatterproof glass must be protected by adequate climb-proof screening;
• (h) There must be no exposed pipes or electrical wiring in the room. Electrical outlets must be permanently capped or covered with a metal shield secured by tamper-proof screws. The room must contain lights which must be recessed or covered with screening, safety glass or unbreakable plastic. Any cover, cap or shield must be secured by tamper-proof screws;
• (i) The room must meet State Fire Marshal fire, safety, and health Standard. If sprinklers are installed, they must be recessed and/or covered with a cage. If pop-down type, sprinklers must have breakaway strength of less than 80 pounds. In lieu of sprinklers, combined smoke and heat detector must be used with similar protective design or installation;
• (j) The room must be ventilated; heating and cooling vents must be secure and out of reach;
• (k) The room must be designed and equipped in a manner that would not allow a child to climb up a wall;
• (l) Walls, floor and ceiling must be solidly and smoothly constructed, to be cleaned easily, and have no rough or jagged portions; and
• (m) Seclusion cells are prohibited as provided in OAR 581-021-0569.

(2) These Standard are first applicable on or after July 1, 2014.(1) Beginning with the 201415 school year, public education programs must meet the following Standard for the structural and physical requirements for rooms designated by the school to be used for seclusion:

• (a) Any wall that is part of the room used for seclusion must be part of the structural integrity of the room (not free standing cells or portable units attached to the existing wall or floor), and must be no less than 64 square feet; the distance between adjacent walls must be no less than 7 feet across.
• (b) The room must not be isolated from school staff of the facility;
• (c) Doors must be unlocked or equipped with immediate-release locking mechanisms;
• (d) The door must open outward and contain a port of shatterproof glass or plastic through which the entire room may be viewed from outside; half doors are acceptable options as well where direct visual monitoring can occur.
• (e) The room must contain no protruding, exposed, or sharp objects;
• (f) The room must contain no free standing furniture.
• (g) Windows must be transparent for both staff and the student to see in/out, and made of unbreakable or shatterproof glass or plastic. Non-shatterproof glass must be protected by adequate climb-proof screening;
• (h) There must be no exposed pipes or electrical wiring in the room. Electrical outlets must be permanently capped or covered with a metal shield secured by tamper-proof screws. The room must contain lights which must be recessed or covered with screening, safety glass or unbreakable plastic. Any cover, cap or shield must be secured by tamper-proof screws;
• (i) The room must meet State Fire Marshal fire, safety, and health Standard. If sprinklers are installed, they must be recessed and/or covered with a cage. If pop-down type, sprinklers must have breakaway strength of less than 80 pounds. In lieu of sprinklers, combined smoke and heat detector must be used with similar protective design or installation;
• (j) The room must be ventilated; heating and cooling vents must be secure and out of reach;
• (k) The room must be designed and equipped in a manner that would not allow a child to climb up a wall;
• (l) Walls, floor and ceiling must be solidly and smoothly constructed, to be cleaned easily, and have no rough or jagged portions; and
• (m) Seclusion cells are prohibited as provided in OAR 581-021-0569.

(2) These Standard are first applicable on or after July 1, 2014.

(1) A public education program may not:

• (a) Purchase, build or otherwise take possession of a seclusion cell; or
• (b) Use a seclusion cell. (2) No later than July 1, 2013, a public education program shall ensure that all seclusion cells are removed from the classrooms of the public education program. (3) No later than September 1, 2013,a public education program shall ensure that all seclusion cells are removed from the premises of the public education program. (4) Notwithstanding the applicability date specified in OAR 581-021-0568 the prohibition on the use of seclusion cells under this rule is effective and applicable beginning on or after April 5, 2013.

(1) Each entity that has jurisdiction over a public education program must prepare and submit an annual report detailing the use of restraint and seclusion for the preceding school year to the Oregon Department of Education. The annual report shall include, at a minimum:

• (a) The total number of incidents involving restraint;
• (b) The total number of students placed in restraint;
• (c) The total number of incidents involving seclusion;
• (d) The total number of students placed in seclusion;
• (e) The total number of seclusions in a locked room;
• (f) The total number of seclusion rooms available, including a description of the dimensions and design of the rooms;
• (g) The total number of incidents that resulted in injuries or death to students or personnel as a result of the use of restraint or seclusion;
• (h) The number of students who were placed in restraint or seclusion more than 10 times in the course of a school year and an explanation of what steps have been taken by the public education program to decrease the use of restraint and seclusion for each student;
• (i) The number of incidents in which the personnel of the public education program administering restraint or seclusion were not trained; and
• (j) The demographic characteristics of all students upon whom restraint or seclusion was imposed, including race, ethnicity, gender, disability status, migrant status, English proficiency, and status as economically disadvantaged, unless the demographic information would reveal personally identifiable information about an individual student.

(2)

• (a) Each entity that has jurisdiction over a public education program shall make its annual report about restraint and seclusion available to:
• (A) The public at the entity's main office and the website of the entity;
• (B) The school board or governing body overseeing the entity;
• (C) If the entity is an education service district, the component school districts of the education service district; and
• (D) If the entity is a public charter school, the sponsor of the public charter school.
• (b) Parents and guardians of students in a public education program shall be advised at least once each school year about how to access the report.

As used in ORS 339.285 to 339.303: (1) “Public education program” means a program in this state that:

• (a) Is for students in early childhood education, elementary school or secondary school;
• (b) Is under the jurisdiction of a school district, an education service district or another educational institution or program; and
• (c) Receives, or serves students who receive, support in any form from any program supported, directly or indirectly, with funds appropriated to the Department of Education.

(2)

• (a) “Restraint” means the restriction of a student’s actions or movements by holding the student or using pressure or other means.
• (b) “Restraint” does not include:
• (A) Holding a student’s hand or arm to escort the student safely and without the use of force from one area to another;
• (B) Assisting a student to complete a task if the student does not resist the physical contact; or
• (C) Providing reasonable intervention with the minimal exertion of force necessary if the intervention does not include a restraint prohibited under ORS 339.288 and the intervention is necessary to:
• (i) Break up a physical fight;
• (ii) Interrupt a student’s impulsive behavior that threatens the student’s immediate safety, including running in front of a vehicle or climbing on unsafe structures or objects; or
• (iii) Effectively protect oneself or another from an assault, injury or sexual contact with the minimum physical contact necessary for protection.

(3)

• (a) “Seclusion” means the involuntary confinement of a student alone in a room from which the student is physically prevented from leaving.
• (b) “Seclusion” does not include the removal of a student for a short period of time to provide the student with an opportunity to regain self-control if the student is in a setting from which the student is not physically prevented from leaving.

(4) “Serious bodily injury” means any significant impairment of the physical condition of a person, as determined by qualified medical personnel, whether self-inflicted or inflicted by someone else.

(1) The use of the following types of restraint on a student in a public education program is prohibited:

• (a) Chemical restraint.
• (b) Mechanical restraint.
• (c) Prone restraint.
• (d) Supine restraint.
• (e) Any restraint that involves the intentional and nonincidental use of a solid object, including a wall or the floor, to impede a student’s movement, unless the restraint is necessary to prevent an imminent life-threatening injury or to gain control of a weapon.
• (f) Any restraint that places, or creates a risk of placing, pressure on a student’s neck or throat.
• (g) Any restraint that places, or creates a risk of placing, pressure on a student’s mouth, unless the restraint is necessary for the purpose of extracting a body part from a bite.
• (h) Any restraint that impedes, or creates a risk of impeding, breathing.
• (i) Any restraint that involves the intentional placement of the hands, feet, elbow, knee or any object on a student’s neck, throat, genitals or other intimate parts.
• (j) Any restraint that causes pressure to be placed, or creates a risk of causing pressure to be placed, on the stomach or back by a knee, foot or elbow bone.
• (k) Any action designed for the primary purpose of inflicting pain.

(2) As used in this section:

• (a) “Chemical restraint” means a drug or medication that is used on a student to control behavior or restrict freedom of movement and that is not:
• (A) Prescribed by a licensed physician or other qualified health professional acting under the professional’s scope of practice for standard treatment of the student’s medical or psychiatric condition; and
• (B) Administered as prescribed by a licensed physician or other qualified health professional acting under the professional’s scope of practice.
• (b)
• (A) “Mechanical restraint” means a device used to restrict the movement of a student or the movement or normal function of a portion of the body of a student.
• (B) “Mechanical restraint” does not include:
• (i) A protective or stabilizing device ordered by a licensed physician; or
• (ii) A vehicle safety restraint when used as intended during the transport of a student in a moving vehicle.
• (c) “Prone restraint” means a restraint in which a student is held face down on the floor.
• (d) “Supine restraint” means a restraint in which a student is held face up on the floor.

(1) Restraint or seclusion may not be used for discipline, punishment, retaliation or convenience of personnel, contractors or volunteers of a public education program.

(2) (a) Restraint may be used on a student in a public education program only under the following circumstances:

• (A) The student’s behavior imposes a reasonable risk of imminent and substantial physical or bodily injury to the student or others; and
• (B) Less restrictive interventions would not be effective. (b) Seclusion may be used on a student in a public education program only under the following circumstances:
• (A) The student’s behavior imposes a reasonable risk of imminent and serious bodily injury to the student or others; and
• (B) Less restrictive interventions would not be effective.

(3) If restraint or seclusion is used on a student, the restraint or seclusion must be: (a) Used only for as long as the student’s behavior poses a reasonable risk as described in subsection (2) of this section; (b) Imposed by personnel of the public education program who are:

• (A) Trained to use restraint or seclusion through programs described in ORS 339.300; or
• (B) Otherwise available in the case of an emergency circumstance when personnel described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph are not immediately available due to the unforeseeable nature of the emergency circumstance; and (c) Continuously monitored by personnel of the public education program for the duration of the restraint or seclusion.

(4) In addition to the requirements described in subsection (3) of this section, if restraint or seclusion continues for more than 30 minutes: (a) The student must be provided with adequate access to the bathroom and water every 30 minutes; (b) Personnel of the public education program must immediately attempt to verbally or electronically notify a parent or guardian of the student; and (c) Every 15 minutes after the first 30 minutes of the restraint or seclusion, an administrator for the public education program must provide written authorization for the continuation of the restraint or seclusion, including providing documentation for the reason the restraint or seclusion must be continued.

(1) Each entity that has jurisdiction over a public education program must establish procedures for the public education program to follow after an incident involving the use of restraint or seclusion.

(2) Following an incident involving the use of restraint or seclusion, the following must be provided to a parent or guardian of the student: (a) Verbal or electronic notification of the incident by the end of the school day when the incident occurred. (b) Written documentation of the incident within 24 hours of the incident that provides:

• (A) A description of the restraint or seclusion, including:
• (i) The date of the restraint or seclusion;
• (ii) The times when the restraint or seclusion began and ended; and
• (iii) The location of the restraint or seclusion.
• (B) A description of the student’s activity that prompted the use of restraint or seclusion.
• (C) The efforts used to de-escalate the situation and the alternatives to restraint or seclusion that were attempted.
• (D) The names of the personnel of the public education program who administered the restraint or seclusion.
• (E) A description of the training status of the personnel of the public education program who administered the restraint or seclusion, including any information that may need to be provided to the parent or guardian under subsection (3) of this section. (c) Timely notification of a debriefing meeting to be held as provided by subsection (4) of this section and the parent’s or guardian’s right to attend the meeting.

(3) If the personnel of the public education program who administered the restraint or seclusion had not received training as provided by ORS 339.300, the administrator of the public education program shall ensure that a parent or guardian of the student and the district superintendent receive written notification of: (a) The lack of training; and (b) The reason the restraint or seclusion was administered by a person without training.

(4) (a) A debriefing meeting related to the use of restraint or seclusion must be held within two school days of the incident and must include all personnel of the public education program who were involved in the incident and any other appropriate personnel. (b) Written notes must be taken of the debriefing meeting, and a copy of the written notes must be provided to a parent or guardian of the student.

(5) If a student is involved in five incidents in a school year involving restraint or seclusion, a team consisting of personnel of the public education program and a parent or guardian of the student must be formed for the purposes of reviewing and revising the student’s behavior plan and ensuring the provision of any necessary behavioral supports.

(6) If serious bodily injury or death of a student occurs in relation to the use of restraint or seclusion, written notification of the incident must be provided within 24 hours of the incident to the Department of Human Services.

(7) If serious bodily injury or death of personnel of the public education program occurs in relation to the use of restraint or seclusion, written notification of the incident must be provided within 24 hours of the incident to the district superintendent and, if applicable, to the union representative for the affected party.

(8) Each public education program must maintain a record of each incident in which injuries or death occurs in relation to the use of restraint or seclusion.

(1) Each entity that has jurisdiction over a public education program must prepare and submit to the Department of Education an annual report detailing the use of restraint and seclusion for the preceding school year, including, at a minimum: (a) The total number of incidents involving restraint. (b) The total number of incidents involving seclusion. (c) The total number of seclusions in a locked room. (d) The total number of rooms available for use by the public education program for seclusion of a student and a description of the dimensions and design of the rooms. (e) The total number of students placed in restraint. (f) The total number of students placed in seclusion. (g) The total number of incidents that resulted in injuries or death to students or personnel as a result of the use of restraint or seclusion. (h) The number of students who were placed in restraint or seclusion more than 10 times in the course of a school year and an explanation of what steps have been taken by the public education program to decrease the use of restraint and seclusion for each student. (i) The number of incidents in which the personnel of the public education program administering restraint or seclusion were not trained as provided by ORS 339.300. (j) The demographic characteristics of all students upon whom restraint or seclusion was imposed, including race, ethnicity, gender, disability status, migrant status, English proficiency and status as economically disadvantaged, unless the demographic information would reveal personally identifiable information about an individual student. (2) (a) Each entity that has jurisdiction over a public education program shall make its annual report about restraint and seclusion available to:

• (A) The public at the entity’s main office and the website of the entity;
• (B) The board or governing body overseeing the entity;
• (C) If the entity is an education service district, the component school districts of the education service district; and
• (D) If the entity is a public charter school, the sponsor of the public charter school. (b) Parents and guardians of students in a public education program shall be advised at least once each school year about how to access the report.

The Department of Education shall approve training programs in restraint and seclusion that: (1) Teach evidence-based techniques that are shown to be effective in the prevention and safe use of restraint or seclusion; (2) Provide evidence-based skills training related to positive behavior support, conflict prevention, de-escalation and crisis response techniques; and (3) Are consistent with the philosophies, practices and techniques for restraint and seclusion that are established by rule or policy of the Department of Human Services.

The State Board of Education shall adopt by rule: (1)  A process for an organization or an individual to submit to the Superintendent of Public Instruction a written, signed complaint alleging that a public education program is violating or has violated a provision of ORS 339.285 to 339.303. The complaint must indicate that, prior to submitting the complaint to the superintendent, the organization or individual attempted to seek a remedy for the complaint from the board or governing body overseeing the entity that has jurisdiction over the public education program against which the complaint is being submitted. (2)  A process for investigating a complaint submitted under subsection (1) of this section. (3)  The minimum Standard for any rooms used by a public education program for seclusion of a student. The Standard must:

• (a)  Take into account the health and safety of students and personnel of the public education program and the respect and dignity of students; and
• (b)  Include consideration of the size, safety features, lighting and ventilation of the rooms.

(1)  As used in this section:

• (a)  “Public education program” means a program that:
• (A)  Is for students in early childhood education, elementary school or secondary school;
• (B)  Is under the jurisdiction of a school district, an education service district or another educational institution or program; and
• (C)  Receives, or serves students who receive, support in any form from any program supported, directly or indirectly, with funds appropriated to the Department of Education.
• (b)  “Seclusion cell” means a freestanding, self-contained unit that is used to:
• (A)  Isolate a student from other students; or
• (B)  Physically prevent a student from leaving the unit or cause the student to believe that the student is physically prevented from leaving the unit.

(2)  A public education program may not:

• (a)  Purchase, build or otherwise take possession of a seclusion cell; or
• (b)  Use a seclusion cell. (3)  Nothing in this section prevents a public education program from using seclusion as allowed under sections 1 to 6, chapter 665, Oregon Laws 2011.

This manual provides the state's guidelines for when and how to use restraint or seclusion tactics

This webpage is has links to both the manual in the item above, as well as downloadable content such as a webinar, approved training programs, and sample forms