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Meeting Date:
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8/16/2022 - 5:30 PM
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Category:
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ITEMS OF BUSINESS
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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2. Report with Possible Action on Student Restraint and Seclusion
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Strategic Plan Compatibility Statement:
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Attachments
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Restraint and Seclusion Table (2021-2022)
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File Attachment:
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Background:
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In 2012, Wisconsin Act 125 created section 118.305 of the Wisconsin Statutes, which provided direction on the use of seclusion and restraint with students in public schools. Act 125 had several key components, including:
1. conditions for the use of seclusion;
2. conditions for the use of physical restraint;
3. notification and reporting requirements following the use of seclusion or restraint;
4. Training in the use of seclusion and physical restraint; and
5. Requirements for the use of seclusion and restraint on students with disabilities.
In March 2020, Wisconsin Act 118 revised the state law. The changes include requiring parents to be provided with a copy of the written incident report, clarifying that the notice and reporting requirements apply to incidents involving law enforcement officers; prohibiting the use of prone restraint; revising the required training components; requiring school staff to hold a meeting after each incident of seclusion or restraint to discuss topics specified in the Act; conducting an IEP team meeting within ten school days of the second time seclusion or restraint is used on a student with a disability within the same school year; and requiring each governing body to submit an annual report to the Department of Public Instruction by December 1.
Under current law, annually by October 1, the principal or designee must submit to the governing body a report that includes data disaggregated as follows:
•the number of incidents of seclusion during the previous school year;
•the total number of students who were involved in incidents of seclusion during the previous school year;
•the number of students with disabilities who were involved in incidents of seclusion during the previous school year;
•the number of incidents of physical restraint during the previous school year;
•the total number of students who were involved in incidents of physical restraint during the previous school year; and
•the number of students with disabilities who were involved in incidents of physical restraint during the previous school year.
To ensure compliance with Wisconsin Statute 118.305, the Administration has taken the following steps:
•Training has been provided to staff across the district in the use of seclusion and restraint. These trainings also focused on positive interventions and supports to address potentially dangerous behavior. In total, more than 2,000 staff members have been trained over the past six years.
•For the last seven years, all principals, school leaders, and special education supervisors received in‐services on the requirements of WI statute 118.305.
•The District’s mechanism for recording incidents of seclusion and restraint has been significantly enhanced by the Infinite Campus Student Information System.
•In the 2021-22 school year, there were a total of 41 students, including 23 students with disabilities, involved in 44 incidents of seclusion. There were 281 students, including 165 students with disabilities, involved in 417 incidents of physical restraint.
•During the 2020-21 school year, the Administration directed schools to submit restraint and seclusion data in accordance with WI statute 118.305.
•A total of 4 students, including 2 with disabilities, were involved in 5 incidents of seclusion.
•A total of 13 students, including 10 with disabilities, were involved in 25 incidents of physical restraint during the 2020-21 school year.
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Fiscal Impact Statement:
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No fiscal impact
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Implementation and Assessment Plan
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Recommendation:
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No recommendation
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Matthew Boswell - Senior Director
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Signed By:
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Katrice Cotton, Ed.D. - Chief School Administration Officer
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Signed By:
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Keith Posley, Ed.D. - Superintendent
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