POLICY 6164.03

PHYSICAL RESTRAINT

The Board of Trustees recognizes that in certain situations there may be a need to physically restrain students.  Procedures and guidelines for all supervising adults are outlined in the attendant regulation.

Definitions:

Physical restraint is a judicious control measure applied temporarily to a student for the protection of that student or others when, in the opinion of the supervising adult(s), the threat of harm is immediate.

A supervising adult is a person designated by the principal.

Greater Victoria School District

Approved:  April 28, 1997