Wisconsin

Statewide restrictions on restraint (R) or (S) : Statue (R), Guid (R&S)

 

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, WDPI Directives for the Appropriate Use of Seclusion and Physical Restraint in Special Education Programs (Sept 2005) http://dpi.wi.gov/sped/doc/secrestrgd.doc

 

Prohibited Practices in the Application of Emergency Safety Interventions with Children and Adolescents in Community Based Programs and Facilities, published by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services and Department of Children and Families (March 13, 2009)

 

 

R or S restricted to ensure immediate physical safety of student or others  ....................YES

 

Prone restraint banned        ............................................................................................ NO*

 

Automatic notice to parents after R or S ..........................................................................  Local Policies

 

Training of School Staff  ................................................................................................... Local Policies

 

Contact P&A: www.disabilityrightswi.org

 

*There is no explicit ban on “prone restraint”, but below are some of the practices that are prohibited under the 3/13/09 policy:

Any maneuver or technique that does not give adequate attention and care to the protection of the head; any maneuver or technique that places pressure or weight on the chest, lungs, sternum, diaphragm, back, or abdomen, causing chest compression; any maneuver that places pressure , weight, or leverage on the neck or throat, on any artery, or on the back of the child’s head or neck, that otherwise obstructs or restricts the circulation of blood or obstruct and airway, for example straddling or sitting on the torso.