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Restraint and Seclusion

In September 2018, Governor Brown signed AB 2657, a bill that created new protections for California students against dangerous forms of restraint and seclusion. AB 2657 also restored restraint and seclusion data collection and reporting requirements beginning with the 2019-2020 school year. To accommodate the collection of this data, the CALPADS student discipline data files were modified to include the collection of the following behavioral restraint and seclusion data, which are defined in EC section 49005.1 as:

  • Mechanical Restraint: Use of a device or equipment to restrict a pupil’s freedom of movement (with exceptions).
     
  • Physical Restraint: A personal restriction that immobilizes or reduces the ability of a pupil to move his or her torso, arms, legs, or head freely (with exceptions).
     
  • Seclusion: The involuntary confinement of a pupil alone in a room or area from which the pupil is physically prevented from leaving.

To learn more about AB2657, please visit the California Department of Education's Information about Restraint and Seclusion Data web page here.

Yearly data related to incidences (if any) of restraint or seclusion here in the Santa Paula Unified School District can be found here.