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.
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. 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. 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. DOMINION ACADEMY Policies, Regulations, and Notices Use of Therapeutic Crisis Intervention and Physical Intervention
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. 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.
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.
Physical Restraint. Except in the case of a clearly unavoidable emergency situation in which a trained member of school personnel is not immediately available due to the unforeseeable nature of the emergency situation, the physical restraint of a student shall only be used by a member of school personnel who is appropriately trained to administer physical restraint. When using physical restraint on a student, school personnel shall: • use the least restrictive technique necessary to end imminent danger or serious physical harm to a student and others; • Use the safest method available and appropriate to the situation; • Consider the health and safety of a student, including without limitation whether the student has an existing medical condition that makes the use of physical restraint inadvisable; • Not restrict the ability of a student to communicate unless the use of a less restrictive technique will not prevent imminent danger of serious physical harm to the student or others; • Use only the amount of force that is reasonably necessary to protect a student or others from imminent danger of serious physical harm to the student or others; • Not verbally abuse, ridicule, humiliate, taunt, or engage in any other similar action towards the student; and • continuously and visually observe and monitor the student while the student is under physical restraint. Physical restraint of a student shall only be used for a limited period of time and shall not be used: • When imminent danger or serious physical harm to the student or others dissipates; • If a medical condition occurs that puts the student at risk of harm; • Unless the behavior of the student poses an imminent danger of serious physical harm to the student or others; • After the threat of imminent danger of serious physical harm to the student or others dissipates; or • In the following manner: o To punish or discipline the student; o To coerce the student; o To force the student to comply; o To retaliate against the student; o To replace the use of an appropriate educational or behavioral support; o As a routine safety measure; o As a planned behavioral intervention in response to behavior of the student that does not pose an imminent danger of serious physical harm to the student or others; o As a convenience for school personnel; or o To prevent property damage unless the act of damaging property committed by the student poses an imminent danger or serious physical harm to the student and others. Even in an emergency, ...
