Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 42 - SECLUSION AND RESTRAINT IN SCHOOLS › Section 42-3 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) "Administrative
				Review" is when an administrator or other appointed-personnel, who have
				received training in the use of physical restraint and seclusion, shall
				determine whether continued physical restraint or seclusion is necessary to
				prevent immediate or imminent injury to the student or to others. Upon a
				determination that such continued physical restraint or seclusion is necessary,
				such individual shall make a new determination every thirty minutes thereafter
				regarding whether such physical restraint or seclusion is necessary to prevent
				immediate or imminent injury to the student or to others.
(b) "Appropriate Disciplinary Measures"
				includes classroom, school-wide, or district-wide plans for student conduct
				adopted pursuant to a school policy promulgated under the authority of
				W.S.
				21-4-308 or other appropriate
				authority.
(c) "Appropriately
				Trained Professional" or "Professional Team" includes individuals who are
				appropriately licensed, trained, and knowledgeable regarding the acceptable use
				of assistive or protective devices consistent with recognized professional
				standards and manufacturers' instructions.
(d) "Assistive or Protective Device" means
				any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially,
				modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the
				functional capabilities of a child or protect a child from harm.
(e) "Aversive" means an intervention that is
				intended to induce pain or discomfort to a student for the purpose of
				eliminating or reducing maladaptive behaviors.
(f) "Behavior Intervention" is a systematic
				implementation of procedures developed in conjunction with the parent intended
				to result in lasting positive changes in a student's behavior. Interventions
				may include positive strategies, program or curricular modifications, and aids
				and supports required to address the disruptive behaviors.
(g) "Debriefing Process" The debriefing
				session provides an opportunity to discuss the circumstances resulting in the
				use of physical restraint and/or seclusion. The district may conduct a review
				of the factors that precipitated the event, the de-escalation techniques used,
				the physical restraint technique(s) utilized, the outcome of the intervention,
				including any injuries to student(s) or staff that may have resulted from the
				incident, prior incidents of physical restraint or seclusion utilized with this
				student, and any other relevant factors that the district deems
				appropriate.
(h) "Escort" means
				guiding a student by touching the student's back, arm, or hand, or holding the
				student's arm or hand to escort the student safely from one area to another as
				long as the student is not refusing to comply with the escort. The term does
				not include the use of coercion or force to move a student from one location to
				another.
(i) "Evidence Based
				Training Program" includes programs that are externally developed and have a
				record of successful implementation in a variety of settings that, at a
				minimum, emphasize training in de-escalation procedures, the specific
				techniques used in safe restraint ranging from the least to most restrictive
				and the specific techniques to encourage the safe reentry of the student into
				the educational environment.
(j)
				"Imminent Risk" means an immediate and impending threat of a person causing
				substantial physical injury to self or others.
(k) "Isolating" means visually, auditorally,
				or physically separating a student from the learning environment, school
				activity, or peers.
(l) "Locked
				Seclusion" means a seclusion room with locking device that is engaged by
				leverage of an inanimate object, key, or other mechanism to keep the door
				closed without constant human contact. The term does not include a securing
				mechanism requiring constant human contact that upon release immediately
				permits the door to be opened from the inside.
(m) "Mechanical Restraints" include devices
				or equipment used to restrict the free movement of all or a portion of a
				student's body. The term does not include assistive or protective devices or
				equipment prescribed by an appropriately trained professional or professional
				team that are used for the specific and approved purposes for which the devices
				or equipment were designed and prescribed.
(n) "Prohibited Practices" means that certain
				activities or objects are prohibited from being used with students under any
				circumstances
(o) "Prone
				Restraints" include holding a student in any position that will:
(i) Obstruct a student's airway or impair the
				ability to breathe;
(ii) Obstruct a
				staff member's view of a student's face;
(iii) Restrict a student's ability to
				communicate distress;
(iv) Place
				pressure on a student's head, neck, or torso; or
(v) Straddle a student's torso