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- Yet most California school districts, including some of its largest, still reported zero incidents of restraint or seclusion in 2021-22. Given historical data and current reports, this figure is not credible and likely represents gross underreporting. The CDE cannot effectively monitor and enforce state law protections without accurate data.
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Upon review, the 2021-22 collection likely represents a significant underreporting of restraint and seclusion in California schools. School districts reported 6,026 incidents of physical restraint and 529 seclusions in 2021-22.
- Disability Rights California Releases Report on the Use of ...
In 2018, California passed AB 2657, a DRC-sponsored bill...
- Disability Rights California Releases Report on the Use of ...
In 2018, California passed AB 2657, a DRC-sponsored bill that created new protections for California students against dangerous forms of restraint and seclusion. AB 2657 also restored restraint and seclusion data collection and reporting requirements beginning with the 2019-2020 school year.
- Background
- Data Collection
- Data Reporting
Assembly Bill (AB) 2657 (Statutes of 2018, Chapter 998) became effective on January 1, 2019. This bill added sections 49005–49006.4 to California’s Education Code (EC) regarding the use of restraint and seclusion with students receiving both general education and special education. AB 2657 requires the California Department of Education (CDE) to co...
The CDE collected restraint and seclusion data for the first time from local educational agencies (LEAs) as part of the 2019–20 CALPADS End-of-Year (EOY) 3 annual data submission. In preparation for this data collection, the CDE directed LEAs to start collecting these data locally beginning in fall 2019 for submission to CALPADS from May to Septemb...
Pursuant to the data reporting requirements outlined in California ECsection 49006(d), the CDE is required to annually post the following restraint and seclusion data on the CDE website no later than three months after they are reported to the CDE: 1. Count of Mechanical Restraints: The number of times that students were mechanically restrained. 2....
Aug 24, 2023 · California must address the shameful racial and disability disparities in its rates of restraint and seclusion. Unless it is closed, the existing NPS reporting loophole will prevent effective oversight by the California Department of Education.
The California Legislature adopted some restrictions on the use of restraint and seclusion in schools by passing Assembly Bill 2657 . (AB 2657) in 2018. However, recent events have demonstrated that California must do more to protect children’s safety and their right to be treated with dignity.
Existing law limits the use of restraint and seclusion by school personnel. It also requires local educational agencies (LEAs) to annually collect data and report to the CDE specific information about the use of behavioral restraints and seclusion in schools. California Education Code section 49006 requires that no later than three months after ...
Jan 9, 2021 · There are currently no federal laws or regulations regulating the use of restraint and seclusion in schools across the nation, though the “Keeping All Students Safe Act (KASSA)” has recently been reintroduced in Congress.
