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State board adopts LRBI technical manual and rule R277-609 after extended debate and targeted amendments
Summary
The Utah State Board of Education approved the Least Restrictive Behavioral Interventions (LRBI) Technical Assistance Manual (Draft 3) and the companion rule R277-609 on final reading after hours of debate, several amendments and votes on related procedural changes.
The Utah State Board of Education voted to adopt the Least Restrictive Behavioral Interventions (LRBI) Technical Assistance Manual (Draft 3) and approve rule R277-609 on final reading after extensive debate and multiple amendments.
Board members spent more than an hour on the LRBI manual, discussing terminology changes, classroom-facing language, and operational provisions. Member Lear (board member) said many local educators “recognize that this is just playing with words” and told the board districts will continue using the language they train with, such as “trauma informed” and “restorative practices.”
The dispute over terminology produced a separate amendment offered by Vice Chair Wood to retain the term “coercion cycle” rather than replace it with “power struggle.” The motion to restore “coercion cycle” failed 7–7 (tie…
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