<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 13-32-20 - Policy for school district employees on use of restraint and seclusion. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2042168Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2042168SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2042168CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2042168Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2042168DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2042168Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2042168000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2042168SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2042168SCL-000003 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2042168Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=13-32-20"><span class="s2042168SENU">13-32-20</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2042168SENU">. </span><span class="s2042168CL">Policy for school district employees on use of restraint and seclusion.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2042168Normal-000000"><span class="s2042168DefaultParagraphFont">The school board of each school district shall adopt or revise a school district policy for school district employees on the use of restraint and seclusion. The policy shall contain the following provisions:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2042168Normal-000001"><span class="s2042168DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    A procedure for notifying the parent or guardian of the student, unless the student is emancipated, of an incident requiring the use of restraint or seclusion;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2042168Normal-000001"><span class="s2042168DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    A prohibition on the use of prone restraint, defined as physical pressure applied to any part of the student's body to keep the student in a face down position on the floor or other surface, except when the use is necessary and reasonable in manner and moderate in degree; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2042168Normal-000001"><span class="s2042168DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    A prohibition on the use of involuntary confinement of a student locked alone in a room, unless there is a clear and present danger.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2042168Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2042168000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2042168Normal"><span class="s2042168SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2042168SCL-000003"> SL 2018, ch 99, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>