Sutter County Superintendent of Schools

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Assembly Bill 1466

Existing law limits the use of restraint and seclusion by school personnel. It also requires local educational agencies (LEAs) to collect data annually and report specific information about using behavioral restraints and seclusion in schools to the CDE. California Education Code section 49006 requires that no later than three months after the end of a school year, LEAs must submit a report to CDE that includes:

The number of students subjected to mechanical restraint;

The number of students subjected to physical restraint;

The number of students subjected to seclusion;

The number of times mechanical restraint was used on students;

The number of times physical restraint was used on students and

The number of times seclusion was used on students.

This information must be separated by race or ethnicity and gender, with separate counts for students with Section 504 plans and Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and those without such plans.

AB 1466 amends section 49006(c) to now require that LEAs also annually post the data collected and reported to CDE, on their individual internet websites. LEAs remain obligated to make the data collected and reported available as a public record.

USE OF Restraint And Seclusion

Restraint and seclusion are safety responses used only in the most serious of situations when the risk is high, and all other interventions have proven ineffective. It's crucial to understand that these are not behavioral or therapeutic interventions, and they must never be used for discipline, punishment, retaliation, or the convenience of personnel, contractors, or volunteers of the public education program. The use of any action designed for the primary purpose of inflicting pain upon a student in a public education program is strictly prohibited.

Mechanical Restraint: Use of a device or equipment to restrict a pupil’s freedom of movement (with exceptions).
Physical Restraint: A personal restriction that immobilizes or reduces the ability of a pupil to move his or her torso, arms, legs, or head freely (with exceptions).
Seclusion: The involuntary confinement of a pupil alone in a room or area from which the pupil is physically prevented from leaving.