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House passes bill tightening limits and reporting for seclusion and restraint of students with disabilities
Summary
Lawmakers approved HB 6 84, sponsored by Rep. Mac, which tightens rules on seclusion and physical restraint for students with exceptionalities, adds reporting, requires documentation and allows cameras in some rooms. The bill passed unanimously after technical and substantive amendments drafted with advocates and agencies.
The Louisiana House unanimously passed legislation aimed at tightening rules governing the use of seclusion and physical restraint for students with disabilities in public schools.
Representative Mac’s HB 6 84 updates statutes governing the education of students with exceptionalities to require clearer documentation, reporting, and limits on seclusion and physical restraint. The bill also addresses installation of cameras in rooms…
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