Pupil Discipline: Restraint and Seclusion

Pupil discipline: restraint and seclusion: Amend section 49006 of the Education Code, relating to pupil discipline.

Existing law authorizes an educational provider, as defined, to use behavioral restraints, which include physical and mechanical restraints, or seclusion, as defined, only if specified conditions are met. Existing law prohibits an educational provider from using a behavioral restraint or seclusion in certain circumstances. Existing law requires a local educational agency that meets a specified federal definition to collect and, by no later than 3 months after the end of a school year, report to the State Department of Education annually on the use of behavioral restraints and seclusion for pupils enrolled in, or served by, the local educational agency for all or part of the prior school year, as specified. This information is also required to be posted on district website.