or required by law, or any device used by a law enforcement officer in carrying out law enforcement duties, including seatbelts or any other safety equipment when used to secure students during transportation. Chemical restraint may not be used as part of an emergency safety intervention, except as prescribed by a licensed physician, or other qualified health professional acting under the scope of the professional's authority under State law, for the standard treatment of a student's medical or psychiatric condition; and administered as prescribed by the licensed physician or other qualified health professional acting under the scope of the professional's authority under state law. Seclusionary time out as part of an emergency safety intervention may not be used with a student except when a student presents an immediate danger of serious physical harm to self or others and within the guidelines stated below under Seclusionary Time Out. For a student with a disability, emergency safety interventions may not be written into a student's individualized education program as a planned intervention unless school personnel, the family, and the IEP team agree less restrictive means have been attempted to address the qualifying circumstances (that is, circumstances where the student presents an imminent danger of physical violence or aggression towards self or others which is likely to cause serious physical harm) have been attempted, a functional behavior analysis has been conducted, and a positive behavior intervention plan based on data analysis has been written into the plan and implemented. Utah Admin. Rules R277-609-4(3)(k) (May 8, 2018) Utah Admin. Rules R277-609-5 (May 8, 2018)
5.0815.03 PHYSICAL RESTRAINT Issue Date: 1/2/20 FH
Physical restraint may only be used when a student presents a danger of serious physical harm to self or others. It may not be used as a means of discipline or punishment. The student may not be placed in a prone (face-down) or supine (face-up) position in physical restraint. No restraint may be used which obstructs the airway of a student or which adversely affects a student's primary mode of communication. All physical restraint must be immediately terminated when the student either (a) is no longer an immediate danger to self or others, or (b) is in severe distress. The restraint must be for the minimum time necessary to ensure safety and the District’s release criteria must be implemented. However, a student may not be physically restrained for more than 30 minutes. Utah Admin. Rules R277-609-4(3)(k)(i) (May 8, 2018) Utah Admin. Rules R277-609-5 (May 8, 2018)
5.0815.04 SECLUSIONARY TIME OUT Issue Date: 1/2/20 FH
A seclusionary time out may only be used for purposes of maintaining safety and may not be used as a means of discipline or punishment. Seclusionary time out shall be used for the minimum time necessary to ensure safety and shall end according to the District’s release criteria. However, a student may not be placed in seclusionary time out for more than 30 minutes. In using seclusionary time out, any door must remain unlocked and the student must be maintained within line of sight of the employee using the seclusionary time out and the employee must confirm that the area meets applicable health department and fire marshal regulations.
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