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District to adopt state‑required restraint/time‑out reporting policy after change in law
Summary
The Board was told state law now requires reporting any physical restraint incidents for all students; the district will present a new policy and report incidents in the CERS system at month‑end.
District officials told the Board that a 2024 change in state law expands reporting requirements: the district must report incidents of physical restraint for all students, authorized or unauthorized, and file the incidents in the state CERS reporting system.
Maria (last name not specified), district staff, explained the policy clarifies authorized versus unauthorized uses of physical restraint and that authorized use is limited to protecting a child from harm or preventing a child from hurting someone else. "We now have to report to the state any incidents of physical restraint, whether authorized or unauthorized," she said, and added the district will submit the required annual report.
Why this matters: the expanded reporting makes previously rare actions formally reportable and requires the district to document incidents down to short durations. Officials said restraint remains tightly limited and that the district historically reported incidents when they occurred; the new requirement broadens the population covered to all students.
Next steps: the Board will be presented with the draft policy for adoption; staff will use the CERS system to submit incidents by the end of the month and will provide more detail to the Board prior to adoption.
