HD21 - Study of Seclusion and Restraint in Schools: Recommendations


Executive Summary:
During the 2014 General Assembly Session, Delegate Patrick Hope introduced House Bill 1106, directing the Commission on Youth, in consultation with the Department of Education and the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, to review: statewide policies and regulations related to seclusion and restraint in public and private elementary and secondary schools; and methods used in other states to reduce and eliminate the use of seclusion and restraint in public and private elementary and secondary schools.