14 Del. Admin. Code § 610-3.0

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 4, October 1, 2024

Section 610-3.0 - Use of Restraints

3.1 Public school personnel, private program personnel, and alternative program personnel are prohibited from imposing on any student:

3.1.1 Chemical restraint; and

3.1.2 Subject to waiver authorized by 14 Del.C. § 4112F(c)(4) and Section 8.0, mechanical restraint and seclusion.

3.2 Such personnel may impose physical restraint only in conformity with all of the following standards:

3.2.1 The student's behavior presents a significant and imminent risk of bodily harm to self or others;

3.2.2 The physical restraint does not interfere with the student's ability to communicate in the student's primary language or mode of communication;

3.2.3 The physical restraint does not interfere with the student's ability to breathe or place weight or pressure on the student's head, throat, or neck;

3.2.4 The physical restraint does not recklessly exacerbate a medical or physical condition of the student;

3.2.5 Less restrictive interventions have been ineffective in stopping the imminent risk of bodily harm to the student or others, except in case of a rare and clearly unavoidable emergency circumstance posing imminent risk of bodily harm, including, without limitation, intervening in a student initiated physical assault or altercation;

3.2.6 For a student with a disability as defined in 14 Del.C., Chapter 31 or 34 C.F.R. Part 104, the physical restraint does not contravene provisions in an IEP, behavior intervention plan, accommodation plan, or any other planning document for the individual student;

3.2.7 Personnel use only the amount of force necessary to protect the student or others from the threatened harm;

3.2.8 The physical restraint ends when a medical condition occurs putting the student at risk of harm or the student's behavior no longer presents an imminent risk of bodily harm to the student or others;

3.2.9 The physical restraint is within the scope of force authorized by 11 Del.C. § 468.

14 Del. Admin. Code § 610-3.0

26 DE Reg. 472 (12/1/2022) (final)

Authority: 14 Del.C. § 4112F(b)