Action | Promulgating new regulation governing seclusion & restraint in public elementary & secondary schools |
Stage | Proposed |
Comment Period | Ended on 4/19/2019 |
I am the Executive Director of a nonprofit organization that provides services to children with developmental differences and I am a parent. I would like to take this opportunity to share with you my concerns about 8VAC20-750. It’s concerning that the State of Virginia has decided to establish the parameters in which adults can legally enact trauma upon a child. Legislating the use of Restraint and Seclusion rather than outright banning its use is exactly just that- creating the legal justification for Restraint and Seclusion. However, I would ask that if you must legislate the use of Restraint and Seclusion you please consider several factors:
1) to “maintain order & control”
2) when investigating or questioning about violations of the Student Code of Conduct.
3) to “quell a disturbance”