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Board updates seclusion, restraint rules; requires next‑day parent notification and incident reporting
Summary
Under policy IDDF adopted by the Ouachita Parish School Board, principals must notify parents of IEP students the day after any seclusion or physical restraint incident; the board also accepted changes to definitions, documentation requirements and procedures and added the word 'approved' to clarify acceptable restraint methods.
The Ouachita Parish School Board adopted revisions to policy IDDF (Education of Students with Exceptionalities) to implement changes spelled out in recent legislation concerning seclusion and restraint.
The updated policy revises definitions for seclusion, crisis intervention, sensory rooms and physical restraint; requires an incident report that must include seven specified elements; and mandates that a principal or designee notify the parent of any student with an individualized education program (IEP) who was secluded or physically restrained no later than the day after…
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