Kasson Mantorville Public Schools uses restrictive procedures only in response to behavior(s) that constitutes an emergency, even if written into a child’s Individualized Education Program (IEP) plan, Positive Behavior Support Plan (PBSP), or Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP).

1. Definitions

The following terms are defined as:

“Emergency” means a situation where immediate intervention is needed to protect a child or other individual from physical injury.

1. “Physical holding” means physical intervention intended to hold a child immobile or limit a child’s movement and where body contact is the only source of physical restraint. The term physical holding does not mean physical contact that:
   1. helps a child respond or complete a task;
   2. assists a child without restricting the child’s movement;
   3. is needed to administer an authorized health-related service or procedure; or
   4. is needed to physically escort a child when the child does not resist or the child’s
   5. resistance is minimal.
2. “Positive behavioral interventions and supports” means interventions and strategies to improve the school environment and teach children the skills to behave appropriately.
3. “Restrictive procedures” means the use of physical holding or seclusion in an emergency.
4. “Seclusion” means confining a child alone in a room from which egress is barred.
5. Removing a child from an activity to a location where the child cannot participate in or observe the activity is not seclusion.

2. Staff Training – Requirements and Activities

Requirements

Staff who design and use behavioral interventions will complete training in the use of positive approaches as well as restrictive procedures. Training records will identify the content of the training, attendees, and training dates. A database containing records of all trainings will be maintained within the Zumbro Education District main office and the Kasson Mantorville Special Education Coordinator.

The following employee job classifications are authorized and certified to use restrictive

procedures:

• Licensed special education teachers
• School psychologist
• Other licensed education professionals
• Highly qualified educational paraprofessionals

Activities

District staff who have routine contact with students and who may use restrictive procedures receive training (both in-depth initial training and regular refresher training) in the following areas:

1. Positive behavioral interventions;
2. Communicative intent of behaviors;
3. Relationship building;
4. Alternatives to restrictive procedures, including techniques to identify events and environmental factors that may escalate behavior;
5. De-escalation methods;
6. Standards for using restrictive procedures only in an emergency;
7. Obtaining emergency medical assistance;
8. The physiological and psychological impact of physical holding and seclusion;
9. Monitoring and responding to a child’s physical signs of distress when physical holding is being used; 
10. Recognizing the symptoms of and interventions that may cause positional asphyxia when physical holding is used;
11. District policies and procedures for timely reporting and documenting each incident involving use of a restricted procedure and;
12. Schoolwide programs on positive behavior strategies

3. Oversight Committee

KM Public Schools oversight committee consists of the following individuals:

1. Building Administrator 
   1. Kasson Mantorville Elementary School – Ariana Wright
   2. Kasson Mantorville Middle School – Josh Larsen
   3. Kasson Mantorville High School – Trent Langemo
2. Special Education Coordinator – Nicole Kujath
3. School Psychologist – Terri Wehrman

The oversight committee meets every quarter and will review the following:

1. Physical intervention documentation to determine patterns or problems indicated by similarities in the time of day, day of week, duration of the use of a procedure, the individuals involved or other factors associated with the use of restrictive procedures, as well as review individual due process paperwork.
2. The number of times a restrictive procedure is used schoolwide and for individual children
3. The number and types of injuries, if any, resulting from the use of restrictive procedures
4. Whether restrictive procedures are used in non-emergency situations
5. The need for additional staff training
6. Proposed actions to minimize the use of restrictive procedures
7. Communicate district training needs to the Zumbro Education District Special Education Director

4. Restrictive Procedures: Physical Holding and Seclusion

Restrictive procedures that may be used in emergency situations include physical holding and seclusion. Physical holding will end when the threat of harm has ended and staff has determined that the student can safely return to the requested activity.

Physical Holding

Kasson Mantorville Public Schools intends to use the following types of physical holding:

CPI Children’s Control Position, CPI Team Control Position, CPI High-Level Seated Position, CPI High-Level Standing Position.

Seclusion

Kasson Mantorville Public Schools does not use seclusion.

5. Prohibited Procedures

Kasson Mantorville Public Schools will never use the following prohibited procedures on a student:

1. Corporal Punishment which includes conduct involving:
   1. Hitting or spanking a person with or without an object; or
   2. Unreasonable physical force that causes bodily harm or substantial emotional harm.
2. Requiring the student to assume and maintain specified physical position, activity, or posture that induces physical pain.
3. Presenting an intense sound, light or other sensory stimuli using smell, taste, substance, or spray as punishment.
4. Denying or restricting the students access to equipment and devices such as wheelchairs, hearing aids or communication boards that facilitate the student’s functioning except when temporarily removing the equipment or device is needed to prevent injury to the student others or serious damage to the equipment or device, in which case the equipment or device shall be returned to the student as soon as possible.
5. Interacting with a student in a manner that constitutes sexual abuse, neglect, or physical abuse.
6. Totally or partially restricting a student’s senses as punishment.
7. Withholding regularly scheduled meals or water.
8. Denying the student access to bathroom facilities.
9. Physical holding that restricts or impairs a student’s ability to breathe, restricts or impairs a child’s ability to communicate distress, places pressure or weight on a child’s head, throat, neck chest, lungs, sternum, diaphragm, back or abdomen, or results in straddling a child’s torso.

6. Documentation of Physical Holding or Seclusion

Each time physical holding or seclusion is used, the staff person who implements or oversees the restrictive procedure shall document, as soon as possible after the incident concludes, the following information via use of the SPED Forms: ”Use of Restrictive Procedures: Physical Holding” form:

1. A description of the incident that led to the physical holding or seclusion;
2. Why a less restrictive intervention failed or was determined by staff to be inappropriate or impractical;
3. The time the physical holding or seclusion began and the time the student was released; and
4. A synopsis of the student’s behavioral and physical status.

Each time physical holding or seclusion is used, the staff person who implements or oversees the restrictive procedure shall conduct a post-use debriefing with the building administrator or administrative designee within 2 school days after the incident occurs.  The SPED Forms “Staff Debriefing” form will be used to review:

A description of the incident that led to the physical holding or seclusion;

1. Why a less restrictive intervention failed or was determined by staff to be inappropriate or impractical;
2. The time the physical holding or seclusion began and the time the student was released;
3. A synopsis of the student’s behavioral and physical status;
4. That staff were present and monitoring the situation and student safety;
5. Review completeness of Sped Forms documentation;
6. Review parental notification requirements;
7. Determine if additional due process requirements need to be addressed;
8. Ensure that all staff involved are identified;
9. Ensure that staff using physical holds have up-to-date restrictive procedures training.

If the post-use debriefing meeting reveals that the use of physical holding was used

inappropriately, the Building Oversight Committee will convene immediately to ensure corrective action is taken.

7. Documentation for an IEP

The use of restrictive procedures in response to an emergency may be documented in the student’s IEP or a behavior intervention plan attached to the IEP.   Meetings of the IEP team will be conducted in accordance with MN Statute which requires review within 10 calendar days after restrictive procedures are used on two separate school days within 30 school days; when a pattern emerges and restrictive procedures are not included in a child’s IEP or BIP; or at the request of a parent or the district after restrictive procedures are used.  At that time, the team shall conduct or review a functional behavioral analysis, review data, consider developing additional or revised positive behavioral interventions and supports, consider actions to reduce the use of restrictive procedures, and modify the IEP or BIP as appropriate.  At the meeting, the team will review any known medical or psychological limitations that contraindicate the use of a restrictive procedure, consider whether to prohibit that restrictive procedure, and document any prohibition in the IEP or BIP.  If restrictive procedures are used on a child on ten or more school days during the same school year, the team either must consult with other professionals working with the child; consult with experts in behavior analysis, mental health, communication or autism; consult with a culturally competent professional; review existing evaluations, resources, and successful strategies; or consider whether a re-evaluation is necessary. 

8. Use of Restrictive Procedures-Parent Notification

Kasson Mantorville Public Schools shall make reasonable efforts to notify the parent on the same day when restrictive procedures are used in an emergency. If the school is unable to provide same-day notice, notice will be sent by written or electronic means or as otherwise indicated by the parent within two days.  Documentation of how the parent wants to be notified when a restrictive procedure is used may be included in the IEP or BIP.

9. Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports

Positive behavior interventions and supports (PBIS) means interventions and strategies to improve the school environment and teach children the skills to behave appropriately.  KM Elementary and Middle Schools incorporate a school-wide PBIS language that stresses proactive strategies that define, teach, and support appropriate behaviors. The KM School PBIS language is based on the belief that appropriate behaviors can be taught and not simply managed. 

 Documentation Forms:

Use of Restrictive Procedures-Physical Holding

Use of Restrictive Procedures-Staff Debriefing