Department of Education Summary of State Laws, Regulations, Policies, Guidelines on Use of Restraint and Seclusion Techniques in Schools

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U.S. Department of Education
Arne Duncan
Secretary

February 2010
This report is in the public domain. Authorization to reproduce it in whole or in part is granted. While permission to reprint this publication is not necessary, the citation should be: U.S. Department of Education, Summary of Seclusion and Restraint Statutes, Regulations, Policies and Guidance, by State and Territory: Information as Reported to the Regional Comprehensive Centers and Gathered from Other Sources, Washington, D.C. 2010.

This report includes the descriptive information verified by each state and territory. Additional information can be found at the URLs provided in a specific state profile, or by contacting the state directly. No official endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education of any product, commodity, service, enterprise or policy mentioned in this report, on a state’s Web site or other URL included in this
report is intended or should be inferred. All Web addresses consulted or listed within this report were operational as of December 2009, unless otherwise noted.
This report is available on the U.S. Department of Education’s Web site:
www.ed.gov/policy/seclusion/seclusion-state-summary.html.

On request, this document can be made available in accessible formats, such as Braille, large print and computer diskette. For more information, please contact the U.S. Department of Education’s Alternative Format Center at 202-260-0852 or 202-260-0818, or send an e-mail to frank.pacheco@ed.gov.

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