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District explains seclusionary time‑out rules and reporting after state rule changes
Summary
District staff reviewed seclusionary time‑out and emergency safety interventions, including when seclusion may be used, monitoring and parental‑notification rules, and recent changes requiring functional behavior assessments and immediate parent notification after 30 minutes.
Catherine Allen, a district presenter, briefed the board on seclusionary time out and the district’s updated practices following state rule changes.
Allen defined seclusionary time out as when a student “is placed in a safe and closed area by school personnel… purposefully isolated from adults and peers, and prevented from leaving or reasonably believe that they are prevented from leaving an enclosed area.” She emphasized the statutory limits: seclusionary time out may only be used when a student presents an immediate danger of serious physical harm to self or others; the space must…
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