Indiana § 20-20-40-5 "Physical restraint"

Indiana Statutes

§ 20-20-40-5 — "Physical restraint"

Indiana·Title 20 EDUCATION·Art. 20 PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY THE STATE·Ch. 40 Restraint and Seclusion Commission

(a)As used in this chapter, "physical restraint" means physical contact between a school employee and a student:

(1)in which the student unwillingly participates; and

(2)that involves the use of a manual hold to restrict freedom of movement of all or part of a student's body or to restrict normal access to the student's body.

(b)The term does not include:

(1)briefly holding a student without undue force in order to calm or comfort the student, or to prevent unsafe behavior, such as running into traffic or engaging in a physical altercation;

(2)physical escort; or

(3)physical contact intended to gently assist or prompt a student in performing a task or to guide or assist a student from one (1) area to another.

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(a) As used in this chapter, "physical
restraint" means physical contact between a school employee and a
student:
(1) in which the student unwillingly participates; and
(2) that involves the use of a manual hold to restrict freedom of
movement of all or part of a student's body or to restrict normal
access to the student's body.
(b) The term does not include:
(1) briefly holding a student without undue force in order to calm
or comfort the student, or to prevent unsafe behavior, such as
running into traffic or engaging in a physical altercation;
(2) physical escort; or
(3) physical contact intended to gently assist or prompt a student
in performing a task or to guide or assist a student from one (1)
area to another.

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