Section 513 IAC 1-1-12 - "Physical restraint" definedAuthority: IC 20-20-40-13; IC 20-20-40-16
Affected: IC 20-20-40
Sec. 12.
(a) "Physical restraint" means physical contact between a school employee, including a school resource officer (as defined in section 18.5 of this rule), and a student: (1) in which the student unwillingly participates; and(2) that involves the use of a manual hold to restrict freedom of movement of all or part of a student's body or to restrict normal access to the student's body.(b) The term does not include: (1) briefly holding a student without undue force in order to calm or comfort the student, or to prevent unsafe behavior, such as running into traffic or engaging in a physical altercation;(3) physical contact intended to gently assist or prompt a student in performing a task or to guide or assist a student from one (1) area to another.(c) The term does not include the use of a bus harness or other safety equipment that is used to restrain a student during transport when the harness or safety equipment is necessary for safety purposes as provided under 575 IAC 1.Filed 8/5/2014, 1:32 p.m.: 20140903-IR-513130408FRAFiled 12/21/2018, 3:05 p.m.: 20190116-IR-513180063FRA