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New Hampshire subcommittee examines bill to record restraints and seclusions for students with IEPs
Summary
A House Children and Family Law subcommittee reviewed House Bill 1269, which would require visual and audio recording of restraint and seclusion for students with individualized education programs. Members and witnesses weighed privacy, cost and statutory differences with Maine, and suggested greater training, oversight and pilot programs instead of a wholesale mandate.
At a meeting of the House Children and Family Law subcommittee, members discussed House Bill 1269, a proposal to require visual and audio recordings when restraint or seclusion is used on students with individualized education programs (IEPs). Representative Peter Petrino, clerk of the subcommittee, said he had filed the interim study motion for HB 1269 and acknowledged parents’ concerns while warning that “you would have to have cameras in every single classroom” if mainstreamed students were covered.
Why it matters: The proposal pits accountability and documentation against privacy, cost and practical concerns. Witnesses and committee members pointed to recent New Hampshire statutory changes that expanded reporting requirements and described possible alternatives such as targeted cameras in designated seclusion areas, expanded staff training and pilot programs to test evidence-based…
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