Section 6-18-2408 - Training - School personnel(a) A school district may conduct the following training for school personnel: (1) Training on the use of an array of positive behavior interventions, strategies, and supports to increase appropriate student behavior and decrease inappropriate or dangerous student behavior;(2)(A) Annual training on responding to a student in behavioral crisis and preventing a behavioral crisis.(B) The training described under subdivision (a)(2)(A) of this section may be delivered using a web-based application and may include training on:(i) The appropriate procedures that may be used to prevent the need for physical restraint and crisis intervention, including without limitation positive behavior management and support strategies;(ii) The proper use of positive reinforcement;(iii) The continuum of alternative behavioral interventions;(iv) Crisis prevention techniques; and(v) De-escalation strategies for problematic behavior, including without limitation verbal de-escalation and relationship building; and(3)(A) Training for school personnel who are selected to participate in a core team that is designated to respond to crisis and emergency situations that may require the physical restraint of a student.(B) The core team may receive training annually in the following areas: (i) Appropriate procedures for preventing the need for physical restraint or crisis intervention that includes the de-escalation of problematic behavior, relationship building skills, and the use of alternatives to physical restraint;(ii) Describing and identifying dangerous behaviors on the part of a student that may indicate the need for physical restraint or crisis intervention;(iii) The methods for evaluating the risk of harm in individual situations in order to determine whether the use of physical restraint or crisis intervention is safe and warranted;(iv) Simulated experience of administering and receiving physical restraint and crisis intervention;(v) Instruction regarding the effect of using physical restraint on a student, including without limitation instruction on monitoring physical signs of distress and obtaining medical assistance;(vi) Instruction on documentation and reporting requirements and the investigation of injuries; and(vii) Demonstration by participants of proficiency in administering physical restraint and crisis intervention.(b) A school district shall notify all school personnel of each member of school personnel who has been trained in the use of physical restraint procedures.Added by Act 2021, No. 1084,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.