Board updates its policy on physical restraint of students

What happened

The board took a first vote on October 13 on a revised policy, regulation and report form for physical intervention and restraint of students. A second reading and final vote is on the November 10 agenda. A staff conduct policy (GBEB) is moving with it.

Why it matters to families

These rules decide when staff may hold a student and how families are told afterward. The policy bans corporal punishment and chemical restraint.

The evidence

The draft defines restraint, seclusion and emergency, says corporal punishment and chemical restraint are never to be used, and is paired with an incident report form and complaint procedures. The October 13 agenda lists it under first reading and the November 10 agenda lists the same policies for second reading and final vote. These are proposals until the November 10 vote is recorded.

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