What Is, and What is Not a Restraint by mike steffen https://padlet.com/mikesteffen72/bh1s80rba4s2 en-us 2016-08-15 12:57:39 UTC 2017-03-15 10:06:19 UTC hello@padlet.com What Is, and What is Not a Restraint.  mikesteffen72 https://padlet.com/mikesteffen72/bh1s80rba4s2/wish/118275334
* Restraint is: “bodily physical restriction, mechanical devices or any device that immobilizes a person or restricts the freedom of movement of the torso, head, arms, and legs.” (RSA 126-U, as quoted at Update On New Restraint Law. (2014). Retrieved August 14, 2016, from http://neanh.org/2014/11/12/update-on-new-restraint-law/)

Restraint is not:

* “brief touching or holding to calm, comfort, encourage, or guide a child as long as the freedom of the child’s movement is not restrained.”

* “temporarily holding a student’s hand, wrist, arm, shoulder, or back for the purpose of inducing the child to stand and then walk to a safe location . . . as long as the child is in an upright position and moving toward that location.”

This means: educators may use "minimal physical contact with students when necessary" and still be in compliance with the law. "In no way does the mere touching of children constitute a prohibited restraint."
(all emphasis in original)
(Update On New Restraint Law. (2014). Retrieved August 14, 2016, from http://neanh.org/2014/11/12/update-on-new-restraint-law/)]]> 2016-08-15 12:58:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mikesteffen72/bh1s80rba4s2/wish/118275334 2 Requisites to a Restraint mikesteffen72 https://padlet.com/mikesteffen72/bh1s80rba4s2/wish/118275716
“Restraint shall only be used in a school or facility to ensure immediate physical safety of persons when there is a substantial and imminent risk of serious bodily harm to the child or others."

"Restraint shall only be used by trained personnel using extreme caution when all other interventions have failed or have been deemed inappropriate.”

(RSA 126-U, as quoted in Update On New Restraint Law. (2014). Retrieved August 14, 2016, from http://neanh.org/2014/11/12/update-on-new-restraint-law/)]]> 2016-08-15 13:02:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mikesteffen72/bh1s80rba4s2/wish/118275716 After the Restraint mikesteffen72 https://padlet.com/mikesteffen72/bh1s80rba4s2/wish/118276074 * Parent or guardian must be notified by the end of the day that the restraint happened. It is best to report it to your supervisor as soon as practicable.]]> 2016-08-15 13:04:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mikesteffen72/bh1s80rba4s2/wish/118276074