Seclusion Restraint Update Human Rights Committee HB 5414
Seclusion & Restraint Update…
Human Rights Committee • HB 5414: Recommend striking Human Rights Committee replace with Statewide Restraint & Seclusion Advisory Committee: The Michigan Department of Education shall establish a statewide Restraint and Seclusion Advisory Committee comprised of stakeholders. This committee will meet annually to examine current guidance and practice as well as available implementation data to make recommendations to the State Board of Education.
Usual Teaching Environment (HB 5417) • Recommend replacing the definition of Usual Teaching Environment with: “A classroom hallway, lunchroom, gymnasium, administrative offices, or other room that is regularly used or accessed to teach and/or support pro-social behavior. The space used must be clean, safe, and sanitary, and must provide for continuous visual and auditory monitoring of the student’s behavior by an adult. ”
Data (HB 5415) Speak to Current Data Collected: • REP: Assignment, and high education level are required. This will reduce the need to develop additional data keeping and reporting systems • Civil Rights Data Collection: Districts currently report the incidents of seclusion and restraint by race, grade, gender, and disability status
Exclusions… Can Be a Good Thing…
Work To Date… • Meetings with Senators, Representatives • Meetings with LG and Chief of Staff • Meeting with MAISA, MASA lobbyists
Work Coming Up… • MLAS – Consistent Messaging • Meetings with Legislators, School Lobby, LG’s Office • Testimony- Coordinated – Student? – Parent? – Staff (Email Dawn Bentley or Eric Hoppstock if interested/have ideas)
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