The state of Wyoming passed SF0036, a bill that requires the state superintendent and school district boards to adopt rules and regulations on restraint and seclusion in public schools.
The state superintendent must adopt the new rules by July 1, 2011. The school district boards must adopt them by December 31, 2011. The rules must establish policies regarding the use of restraint and seclusion, and they require that a parent or legal guardian of a student must be notified if restraint or seclusion is used.
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A DVD created by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), “Leaving the Door Open: Alternatives to Seclusion and Restraint,” is meant to serve as a training tool to provide alternatives to practices of restraint and seclusion.
Read CEO Tony Jace’s latest entry in the 
S.3895, the revised version of HR2427, the Keeping All Students Safe Act, did not move forward in the November session of Congress. The bill could be introduced again next year.
The Autism Society published its policy on physical restraint and seclusion in school settings, as well as a listing of related recommendations, on its website recently.
New Hampshire passed SB 396, an act limiting the use of child restraint practices in schools and treatment facilities, effective Sept. 1, 2010.
Senators have proposed a modified bill to restrict restraint and seclusion in schools.
