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 Indiana Administrative Code (Last Updated: December 20, 2016)
 Title 513. COMMISSION ON SECLUSION AND RESTRAINT IN SCHOOLS
 Article 513IAC1. SECLUSION AND RESTRAINT IN SCHOOLS
 Rule 513IAC1-2. General Provisions

  Section 513IAC1-2-7. Monitoring and reporting  

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  •    (a) Every instance in which seclusion or restraint is used shall be carefully and continuously visually monitored to ensure the safety of the following:

    (1) The student.

    (2) Other students.

    (3) Teachers.

    (4) Staff.

      (b) Immediately after the student has restored emotional and behavioral control following the use of restraint or seclusion, or both, a staff member not involved with the incident shall examine the student to ascertain if any injury has been sustained during the seclusion or restraint.

      (c) The building administrator or designee shall attempt to report every instance in which seclusion or restraint is used on a student to the student's parent or guardian:

    (1) no later than the end of the school day or as soon as practical;

    (2) verbally; and

    (3) in accordance with the seclusion and restraint plan adopted by a school.

      (d) Written notification, as described in the school's adopted plan, must also be sent to the student's parent or guardian after every instance in which seclusion or restraint is used on a student and shall be provided as soon as practical.

      (e) Public school corporations shall report the number of instances in which either seclusion or restraint is used in its annual performance report required by IC 20-20-8-3.

      (f) Each charter school shall report the number of instances in which either seclusion or restraint is used in its school to its sponsor. A charter school's sponsor shall report the number of instances in which a charter school has reported the use of either seclusion or restraint in its annual report, described in IC 20-24-9-1.

      (g) Each accredited nonpublic school shall report, in writing, the number of instances in which either seclusion or restraint is used in its school to its governing authority.

      (h) Each school must conduct an annual review of its plan for the purposes of improvement and revision. (Commission on Seclusion and Restraint in Schools; 513 IAC 1-2-7; filed Aug 5, 2014, 1:32 p.m.: 20140903-IR-513130408FRA)