After a little digging I found the wording is correct and the bill isnt trying to eliminate Restraints or seclusion. It is designed to better control the use of them and will only apply to schools receiving federal funding. He is the Readers Digest version:
H.R. 4247 would establish the first federal standards to protect students from misuse of restraint and seclusion, and ensure the safety of everyone in the classroom. It would apply to public schools, private schools and preschools receiving federal education support. Specifically the legislation would:
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Establish important minimum federal safety
standards in schools, similar to the protections already in place in hospitals and other non-medical community-based facilities;
• Limit physical restraint and locked seclusion, allowing these interventions only when there is imminent danger of injury, and only when imposed by
trained staff;•
Outlaw mechanical restraints, such as strapping kids to chairs, and prohibit restraints that restrict breathing;
• Require schools to
notify parents after incidents when restraint or seclusion was used;
• Call on states, within two years of enactment, to establish their own policies, procedures, and monitoring and enforcement systems to meet these minimum standards;
• Encourage states to
provide support and training to better protect students, and prevent the need for emergency behavioral interventions; and
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Increase transparency, oversight and enforcement tools to prevent future abuse.
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