Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
A. Discipline used
by a facility licensed pursuant to these regulations will be such that it
trains the child to develop self control and orderly conduct in relationship to
peers and adults.
B. Discipline
shall be clear and understandable to the child, consistent, and explained to
the child before and at the time of any disciplinary action.
C. Discipline shall include positive
guidance, redirection, and the setting of clear cut limits which foster the
child's own ability to become self disciplined.
D. Disciplinary practices established by the
facility shall be designed to encourage the child to be fair, to respect
property, and to assume personal responsibility and responsibility for
others.
E. Examples of positive
discipline include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Brief, supervised separation from the
peer group.
(2) Giving additional
responsibility for tasks.
(3)
Withholding recreational privileges.
(4) Adding study periods, supervised by a
responsible staff member.
F. A facility licensed pursuant to these
regulations is prohibited from using all cruel, severe, unusual or unnecessary
punishments including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) Physical exercises such as running laps
or performing push-ups, when used solely as a means of punishment.
(2) Requiring or forcing the child to take an
uncomfortable position, such as squatting or bending, or requiring or forcing
the child to repeat physical movement when used solely as a means of
punishment.
(3) Excessive denial of
on-grounds program services or denial of any essential program services solely
for disciplinary purposes.
(4)
Depriving a child necessary food, water, rest, or opportunity for
toileting.
(5) Denial of visiting
or communication privileges solely as a means of punishment.
(6) Denial of shelter, clothing, or
bedding
(7) Extensive withholding
of emotional response or stimulation.
(8) Use of restraints as
punishment.
(9) Exclusion of a
child from entry to the facility.
(10) Verbal abuse such as shouting,
screaming, swearing, name calling or any other verbal activity that is damaging
to a child's self respect.
(11) Any
form of discipline or punishment which is intended to frighten or humiliate a
child.
(12) Spanking, hitting,
shaking, or otherwise engaging in aggressive physical contact with a
child.
(13) Seclusion or isolation
of a child in a locked room. EXCEPTION: Facilities licensed pursuant to these
regulations are allowed the use of seclusion or security rooms with policies
and procedures for their use and under constant staff supervision during their
use.
