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Restraint and isolation policy updated to reflect state limits, trustees told
Summary
The board reviewed changes to policy 3246 meant to comply with House Bill 1795 and revised RCWs that largely prohibit restraints except to prevent harm, expand incident reporting, require annual data analysis and strengthen OSPI oversight.
Trustees reviewed proposed edits to policy 3246 on restraint and isolation, which Chair (S1) said were updated to align with House Bill 1795 and amended RCW sections. Staff (S3) summarized the effect as a major tightening: "Yeah, this pretty much completely eliminates the restraint," and emphasized remaining exceptions would be limited to imminent safety threats.
The board discussed reporting requirements that the law imposes, including expanded incident reporting and annual data analysis to inform governing-board oversight and OSPI reporting. Trustees did not debate the policy27s intent but asked staff to ensure that operational procedures and incident-tracking templates match the updated reporting obligations.
