Keeping All Students Safe Act
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became Law
Overview
The Keeping All Students Safe Act prohibits seclusion, mechanical restraint, chemical restraint, and dangerous restraints used on students, and limits the use of physical restraint in schools. It aims to create a safer learning environment by establishing requirements for training, data collection, and reporting on restraint practices. The bill also includes provisions for state plans, grants, and national assessments to evaluate the effectiveness of these measures.
Key provisions
- Prohibits seclusion, mechanical restraint, chemical restraint, and dangerous restraints that restrict breathing.
- Limits the use of physical restraint to situations involving imminent danger to students or staff.
- Requires states to develop and implement plans to reduce restraint and seclusion.
- Establishes standards for training school personnel in restraint prevention and de-escalation techniques.
- Mandates data collection and reporting on restraint incidents.
- Provides grants to states for implementing these policies and procedures.
- Requires schools operated by the Department of Interior and Department of Defense to comply with restraint requirements.
- Excludes time-outs from the definition of restraint.
Who is affected
- Students
- School personnel (including teachers, administrators, and security guards)
- Parents/Guardians
- State educational agencies
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