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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