Virginia Administrative Code
Title 8 - EDUCATION
Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Chapter 750 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE USE OF SECLUSION AND RESTRAINT IN PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN VIRGINIA
Section 8VAC20-750-30 - Prohibited actions
Universal Citation: 8 VA Admin Code 20-750-30
Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 16, March 25, 2024
A. The following actions are prohibited in the public elementary and secondary schools in the Commonwealth of Virginia:
1. Use of
mechanical restraints.
2. Use of
pharmacological restraints.
3. Use
of aversive stimuli.
4. Use of
prone restraints (i.e. lying face down) or any other restraints that restrict a
student's breathing or harm the student.
5. Use of seclusion that restricts a
student's breathing or harms the student.
6. Use of physical restraint or seclusion as
(i) punishment or discipline; (ii) a means of coercion or retaliation; (iii) a
convenience; (iv) to prevent property damage, or in any manner other than as
provided in 8VAC20-750-40 and 8VAC20-750-50.
7. Use of corporal punishment.
8. Use of seclusion rooms or freestanding
units not meeting the standards set forth in this chapter.
9. Use of restraint or seclusion when
medically or psychologically contraindicated as stated in documentation by the
IEP team, the student's Section 504 team, school professionals, or by a
licensed physician, psychologist, or other qualified health professional under
the scope of the professional's authority.
B. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit physical restraint or seclusion under the conditions outlined in 8VAC20-750-40 and 8VAC20-750-50.
Statutory Authority: § 22.1-16 of the Code of Virginia.
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