Slide 2 Emergency Safety Interventions What Catholic School
Teachers Need to Know Slide 3 Let Us Pray Jesus, You invite all to
come to You. Touch our souls with compassion for others. Touch our
hearts with Your infinite love. Touch our minds with wisdom, that
our mouths proclaim Your name. Most Loving Heart of Jesus, unite us
in One Spirit as we work for the common good of all students. Help
us to know that our efforts on their behalf are done in Your name
for the glory of Your kingdom. Amen Slide 4 Presentation Objectives
To explore timeline of Emergency Safety Interventions in Kansas To
define Emergency Safety Interventions (ESI) To identify what
Emergency Safety Interventions are and are not To recognize teacher
responsibilities in the use of ESI Slide 5 From Guidelines to
Regulations In 2007 KSDE adopted non binding regulations on the use
of seclusion and restraint for students with disabilities in public
schools. In June 2011 the terminology was changed from seclusion
and restraint to Emergency Safety Interventions and the definition
was broadened to include ALL students. In April 2013 regulations
related to Emergency Safety Intervention went into effect for ALL
students and ALL schools in Kansas. Slide 6 Emergency Safety
Intervention (ESI) Seclusion and physical restraint is used only
when a student presents an immediate danger to self or others.
Violent action that is destructive of property may also necessitate
the use of an ESI. Slide 7 How is seclusion defined? Seclusion is
not a place, it is a process. Seclusion is identified by meeting
three criteria: The student is 1.Placed in an enclosed area by
school personnel. 2.Purposefully isolated from adults and peers.
3.Prevented from leaving, or reasonably believes that the student
will be prevented from leaving, the enclosed area. Slide 8 Think-
Pair-Share Would putting a student in time out be considered
seclusion? Slide 9 Would putting a student in time out be
considered seclusion? Answer: No, time out is a behavioral
intervention in which the student is temporarily removed from a
learning activity without being confined or isolated in an enclosed
area. Slide 10 Think- Pair-Share Would a student who is serving in-
school suspension meet the criteria for seclusion? Slide 11 Would a
student who is serving in- school suspension meet the criteria for
seclusion? Answer: No, while in-school suspension isolates a
student from his or her peers, the student is not isolated from
adults. Further, the student is free to go to the restroom and/or
get a drink of water as needed. Slide 12 Definition of Restraint
Physical restraint is the use of bodily force to substantially
limit a students movement. Slide 13 Physical Restraint Physical
restraint does not include physical escort. Slide 14 Physical
Restraint Physical restraint should only be used if the childs
behavior presents an immediate danger to themselves or others.
Slide 15 Prohibited Types of Restraint Prone (face down) Supine
(face up) Physical restraint that obstructs the airway of students
Physical restraint that impacts a students primary mode of
communication Chemical restraint Mechanical restraint Slide 16 ESI
is not discipline Seclusion or restraint should never be used as
punishment or discipline (e.g. placing a student in seclusion for
out of seat behavior), as a means or coercion or retaliation, or as
a convenience. (Principal 6, U.S. Department of Education,
Restraint and Seclusion: Resource Document, Washington, D.C., 2012)
Slide 17 ESI is NOT a tiered intervention. In MTSS (or any system
or support), tiers focus on prevention. Tiered systems utilize
strategies that are planned and carried out to offer proactive
positive behavioral support to students. Using an ESI is reactive
it is only used when a student is a harm to themselves or others.
Slide 18 Should ESI be part of student Behavior Plans? ESI should
not be a planned intervention for a specific student. ESI is not an
acceptable alternative to prevention If you are planning for using
an ESI, it means you can see the behavior coming. If you can see
the behavior coming, every effort should be made for prevention.
Slide 19 Emergency Ask yourself: Is the student an immediate danger
to themselves? Is the student an immediate danger to others? Is the
student so violent that their actions may result in the destruction
of property? Slide 20 ESI Duration Emergency Safety Interventions
should be discontinued as soon as the immediate danger has passed.
Slide 21 What are my responsibilities? Participate in school
training and implementation of prevention techniques and Virtuous
Behavior Formation programs. Slide 22 What are my responsibilities?
When an ESI is used with a student: 1. Notify your principal
immediately 2. Notify the parents within 48 hours Slide 23 What are
my responsibilities? Any time an ESI is used with a student it must
be documented. Contact your principal for form #C133. This form
includes the date and time of the intervention, the type of
intervention used (seclusion or restraint), the length of
intervention in minutes, and the names of the school personnel who
participated in the intervention. Slide 24 Concluding Thoughts The
use of Emergency Safety Interventions are extremely rare in our
Catholic schools. In the event an ESI is used, it must be reported
and documented. The focus should be on prevention strategies, such
as Virtuous Behavior Formation, rather than reactive strategies,
such as Emergency Safety Interventions. Slide 25 Questions If you
have any additional questions or concerns, please ask your
principal or e- mail Karen Kroh at [email protected].
