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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is OP. She wasn’t a danger to herself or anyone else. They aren’t claiming she was. They were just trying to get her to do what they wanted/needed her to do. I am a lawyer. I’m not actually asking for advice about the hold. It was blatantly illegal. I’m asking about the seclusion part.

My concern is that if they are so comfortable illegally restraining children, perhaps they are comfortable illegally secluding them as well. I want to be clear that they are not permitted to do either. I don’t know how seclusion comes up, though. It’s not like they have a padded room they put kids in, as far as I know! Does anyone have insight?[/quote]

If this is MCPS I don't think we are allowed to do any holds or seclusion without documentation on the IEP. Also, I think seclusion specifically has to be done only in certain programs because the rooms have to meet certain specifications. They should DEFINITELY not be holding a kid down due to noncompliance. Yikes! I teach in gen ed home school model and I wouldn't put my hands on a kid, ever. If a student refuses to do something we just wait. I even had a kid elope outside the school and I just followed. We don't lock kids in places and we don't hold them down. If I had to remove anyone I'd remove the other kids. No way would I put my hands on a kid in gen ed. [/quote]

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