                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

THE USE OF SECLUSION AND RESTRAINT IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS; BOARD OF EDUCATION
REGULATIONS (§ 22.1-279.1:1)

The Board shall adopt regulations on the use of seclusion and restraint in
public elementary and secondary schools in the Commonwealth that (i) are
consistent with its Guidelines for the Development of Policies and Procedures
for Managing Student Behavior in Emergency Situations and the Fifteen Principles
contained in the U.S. Department of Education&#8217;s Restraint and Seclusion:
Resource Document; (ii) include definitions, criteria for use, restrictions for
use, training requirements, notification requirements, reporting requirements,
and follow-up requirements; and (iii) address distinctions, including
distinctions in emotional and physical development, between (a) the general
student population and the special education student population and (b)
elementary school students and secondary school students. The Board shall
specifically (1) identify and prohibit the use of any method of restraint or
seclusion that it determines poses a significant danger to the student and (2)
establish safety standards for seclusion.

HISTORY: 2015, cc. 142, 147; 2019, c. 591.