Restraint

SEDELCO SD follows IDEA regulations for restraint. In the event of a student restraint the following process must be followed:

1. Immediately after the child has de-escalated, both the child and restraining staff member must be seen by the school nurse. a. If the student or staff member has been injured, YOU MUST CALL KIM BROWN @ 610-809-0322 within 3 hours of the restraint.

2. Call parent and inform parent about the restraint. Ask parent if they would like an IEP meeting or a waiver?

3. Fill out restraint reporting form. All fields must be filled out.

4. Send the restraint form, waiver or IEP Packet (transmittal, invite, signature pages of IEP) to ESC.

5. As per both attached documents, you must complete an FBA and a PBSP for a child who is restrained. If the child already has both you will need to update them to include the behavior that warranted a restraint.