Physical Restraint. Physical restraint of any child or youth served under this Agreement is strictly prohibited and will result in immediate de-credentialing and possible criminal charges.
Physical Restraint. Manual Physical Restraint - an emergency intervention requiring the use of physical restraint techniques that involve physical force applied by a teacher or other staff member to restrict the movement of all or part of the student’s body when the student demonstrates behaviors that pose a threat to the physical safety of themselves or others.
A. There are emergency situations where students exhibit behaviors that are disruptive to the learning environment and pose a threat to the safety of themselves and other persons.
B. Some special education students because of the nature of their disability, may, on occasion, experience impaired impulse control of such severity that the use of manual physical restraint is necessary to prevent such students from inflicting serious injury or causing the death of self and/or others.
C. The purpose of manual physical restraint is to prevent behaviors that pose a clear and imminent risk of serious injury or death to the students and others. It is only to be used in emergency situations when an immediate and significant threat to the physical safety of the student and/or others exists. It is not to be used to "teach a student a lesson" or as punishment.
Physical Restraint. The application of physical force without the use of any device (manually holding all or part of the body), for the purpose of restraining the free movement of a member’s body. This does not include briefly holding, without undue force, a member in order to calm them, or holding a member’s hand to escort them safely from one area to another.
Physical Restraint. Manual Physical Restraint - an emergency intervention requiring the use of physical restraint techniques that involve physical force applied by a teacher or other staff member to restrict the movement of all or part of the student’s body when the student demonstrates behaviors that pose a threat to the physical safety of themselves or others.
A. There are emergency situations where students exhibit behaviors that are disruptive to the learning environment and pose a threat to the safety of themselves and other persons.
B. Some special education students because of the nature of their disability, may, on occasion, experience impaired impulse control of such severity that the use of manual physical restraint is necessary to prevent such students from inflicting serious injury or causing the death of self and/or others.
C. The purpose of manual physical restraint is to prevent behaviors that pose a clear and imminent risk of serious injury or death to the students and others. It is only to be used in emergency situations when an immediate and significant threat to the physical safety of the student and/or others exists. It is not to be used to "teach a student a lesson" or as punishment.
D. For students who exhibit such behaviors as aggression or self-injury, the use of manual physical restraint procedures in emergency situations shall be discussed as part of the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) development, Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) development and program review process. A recommendation for the use of Board-approved manual physical restraint procedures must be made by the Multi-Disciplinary Team (M-Team) and shall be documented on the student's IEP or BIP form before the use of such procedures may be authorized. When parents or surrogates are not present at the IEP or BIP meeting, written notification to them regarding the use of manual physical restraint will be provided.
E. Positive Behavioral strategies designed to increase and maintain appropriate behavior while reducing inappropriate behavior shall be utilized on an ongoing basis. However, when an explosive event occurs with or without warning and is of such degree that the demonstration of behavior poses a clear threat to the physical safety of others and/or the student the use of manual physical restraint techniques is authorized for such emergency situations.
F. The Board shall identify personnel to be trained in manual physical restraint and maintain a record that includes the names, dat...
Physical Restraint. The staff member physically prohibits the student from engaging in dangerous or destructive behavior by placing him/her in a position where misbehavior is impossible. The restraint is more intrusive and restrictive, applying physical control over the student holding him/her in a prone position.
Physical Restraint. Physical restraint is any manual method that restricts freedom of movement or normal access to one’s body, including hand or arm holding to escort an individual over his or her resistance to being escorted. Physical restraint does not include brief, limited, and isolated use of: physical guidance, positioning or prompting techniques that are used to redirect an individual or assist, support, or protect the individual during a functional therapeutic or physical exercise activity; response blocking and brief redirection used to interrupt an individual’s limbs or body without the use of force so that the occurrence of challenging behavior is prevented; holding an individual, without the use of force, to calm, or comfort, or hand-holding to escort an individual from one area to another; and response interruption used to interrupt an individual’s behavior, using Facility-approved techniques.
Physical Restraint. Physical restraint means one or more persons using a physical hold to restrict a student's freedom of movement as a response to student behavior. A light touching of a student while conducting a physical escort or a touching to provide instructional assistance is not a physical restraint for purposes of this Guidance.
Physical Restraint. A. When Physical Restraint May be Used. Physical restraint may be used in the following circumstances: • To prevent a student from completing an act that would result in injury to the student or others when there is a substantial risk that the student would commit the act. - A verbal threat by a student does not present a substantial risk that a student would commit an aggressive act unless the student also demonstrates the ability and intent to carry out the threat.
Physical Restraint i. The use of physical contact that immobilizes or reduces the ability of a student to move their arms, legs, body, or head freely. Such term does not include a physical escort, mechanical restraint, or chemical restraint.
ii. Physical restraint does not include brief, but necessary physical contact for the following or similar purposes:
Physical Restraint. A student must not be physically restrained or immobilized by binding or otherwise attaching the student's limbs together or by binding or otherwise attaching any part of the student's body to an object, except where reasonably necessary to protect the student, other persons, or property from serious harm, and subject to the other conditions of WAC 392-172A-03130.
