Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 746 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-CARE CENTERS
Subchapter L - DISCIPLINE AND GUIDANCE
Section 746.2805 - What types of discipline and guidance or punishment are prohibited?
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
There must be no harsh, cruel, or unusual treatment of any child. The following types of discipline and guidance are prohibited:
(1) Corporal punishment or threats of corporal punishment;
(2) Punishment associated with food, naps, or toilet training;
(3) Grabbing or pulling a child;
(4) Putting anything in or on a child's mouth;
(5) Humiliating, ridiculing, rejecting, or yelling at a child;
(6) Subjecting a child to harsh, abusive, or profane language;
(7) Placing a child in a locked or dark room, bathroom, or closet;
(8) Placing a child in a restrictive device for time out;
(9) Withholding active play or keeping a child inside as a consequence for behavior, unless the child is exhibiting behavior during active play that requires a brief supervised separation or time out that is consistent with § 746.2803(4)(D) of this subchapter (relating to What methods of discipline and guidance may a caregiver use?); and
(10) Requiring a child to remain silent or inactive for inappropriately long periods of time for the child's age.