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005.18.20-20.03. Restrictions on the Use of a Time-Out Seclusion Room.

AR ADC 005.18.20-20.03Arkansas Administrative Code

West's Arkansas Administrative Code
Title 005. Department of Education
Division 18. Special Education and Related Services
Rule 20. Time-Out Seclusion Room
Ark. Admin. Code 005.18.20-20.03
005.18.20-20.03. Restrictions on the Use of a Time-Out Seclusion Room.
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20.03.1 Time-out seclusion should be used only for behaviors that are destructive to property, aggressive toward others or severely disruptive to the class environment. General noncompliance, self-stimulation, academic refusal, etc., can be responded to with less stringent and restrictive techniques.
20.03.2 The time-out seclusion room should be used only as a last resort if and when less restrictive means of controlling behavior have proven ineffective.
20.03.3 The necessity of using physical force to place a student in a time-out seclusion room is inappropriate beyond that reasonably managed by the classroom teacher.
20.03.3.1 Involuntary time-out must not be used with such students and, in general, time-out is not an appropriate intervention for classroom use with any students older than 12 unless they have made a contractual agreement for its use.
20.03.3.2 It is important that teachers realistically evaluate their ability to physically remove a student to the time-out room.
20.03.3.3 If there is a reasonable doubt concerning the capability of the teacher to physically remove the resistant student, the teacher should not begin to attempt the time-out procedure. In such a case, an alternative strategy should be implemented.
20.03.4 Time-out seclusion rooms must meet structural guidelines and provide for continuous monitoring, visually and auditorily, of the student's behavior by an adult. (Refer to ยง 20.04.9 of this part for structural guidelines.)
Current with amendments received through February 15, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credit for details.
Ark. Admin. Code 005.18.20-20.03, AR ADC 005.18.20-20.03
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