5131.41 — Use Of Seclusion And Restraint (AR)
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What the district published
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What this document actually says
This administrative regulation, adopted March 12, 2019, strictly limits when school staff can physically restrain or seclude students. Staff may only use restraint or seclusion when a student poses an immediate, serious physical danger to themselves or others, and no less restrictive option exists. The policy prohibits using these techniques for punishment, discipline, convenience, or retaliation. Specific dangerous practices are banned, including prone (facedown) restraints with hands behind the back, blocking airways, and locked seclusion rooms. Students in seclusion must be watched directly through a window (not via camera). The district must annually report to the state how often these techniques are used, broken down by student race, gender, disability status, and 504 plan status. These reports are public records.
What this means for your family
Your child cannot be physically restrained or isolated except in genuine emergency situations involving immediate physical danger. Staff cannot use these techniques as punishment. If your child has a disability or 504 plan, the school must track and publicly report any use of restraint or seclusion. You can request this data to understand how often these interventions occur districtwide and whether they disproportionately affect certain student groups.
Summaries are AI-assisted and based on the original district document shown above. Nothing has been editorialized — interpretations are clearly labeled. This site is maintained by Lina Godfrey's campaign as a community resource.