Emotional Support and Classroom Organization – Physical restraint Family Home WAC Center WAC Proposed WAC Conflicts with revisions; Concerns; ECEAP, Head Start, Suggested Alternate Schools District Language Standards and Practices WAC 170-296A-6175 WAC 170-295-2040 170-300-0335 (2) Before using physical (5) Prevent and prohibit Physical restraint. restraint, the licensee and staff any person on the An early learning provider must have must first use other methods premises from using written physical restraint protocols described in WAC cruel, unusual, pursuant to WAC 170-300-0490, and 170-296A-6075 to redirect or hazardous, frightening, or implement such protocols only when deescalate a situation. humiliating discipline, appropriate and after complying with all including but not limited requirements of WAC 170-300-0330 and 170-296A-6200 to: 0331. Weight #7 The licensee, staff, or (c) The use of a physical household members must not restraint method injurious Physical restraint must only be used if a use: to the child, locked child’s safety or the safety of others is (1) Physical restraint as a form room, or closet for threatened, and must be: of punishment or discipline; disciplinary purposes; Limited to holding a child as gently (2) Mechanical restraints (6) In emergency as possible to accomplish including, but not limited to, situations, a staff person restraint; handcuffs and belt restraints; may use limited physical Limited to the minimum amount of (3) Locked time-out or isolation restraint when: time necessary to control the space; (a) Protecting a person on situation; and (4) Bonds, ties, tape, or straps the premises from serious Age and culturally appropriate. to restrain a child; or injury; Weight #7 (5) Physical restraint (b) Obtaining possession techniques that restrict of a weapon or other Only early learning Licensees, Center breathing or inflict pain. These dangerous object; or Directors, Assistant Directors, Program include, but are not limited to: (c) Protecting property Supervisors, and Lead Teachers trained from serious damage. in a restraint technique pursuant to WAC
Emotional Support and Classroom Organization – Physical restraint Family Home WAC Center WAC Proposed WAC revisions; Concerns; Suggested Alternate Language Conflicts with ECEAP, Head Start, Schools District Standards and Practices WAC 170-296A-6175 (2) Before using physical restraint, the licensee and staff must first use other methods described in WAC 170-296A-6075 to redirect or deescalate a situation. 170-296A-6200 The licensee, staff, or household members must not use: (1) Physical restraint as a form of punishment or discipline; (2) Mechanical restraints including, but not limited to, handcuffs and belt restraints; (3) Locked time-out or isolation space; (4) Bonds, ties, tape, or straps to restrain a child; or (5) Physical restraint techniques that restrict breathing or inflict pain. These include, but are not limited to: WAC 170-295-2040 (5) Prevent and prohibit any person on the premises from using cruel, unusual, hazardous, frightening, or humiliating discipline, including but not limited to: (c) The use of a physical restraint method injurious to the child, locked room, or closet for disciplinary purposes; (6) In emergency situations, a staff person may use limited physical restraint when: (a) Protecting a person on the premises from serious injury; (b) Obtaining possession of a weapon or other dangerous object; or (c) Protecting property from serious damage. 170-300-0335 Physical restraint. An early learning provider must have written physical restraint protocols pursuant to WAC 170-300-0490, and implement such protocols only when appropriate and after complying with all requirements of WAC 170-300-0330 and 0331. Weight #7 Physical restraint must only be used if a child’s safety or the safety of others is threatened, and must be: Limited to holding a child as gently as possible to accomplish restraint; Limited to the minimum amount of time necessary to control the situation; and Age and culturally appropriate. Weight #7 Only early learning Licensees, Center Directors, Assistant Directors, Program Supervisors, and Lead Teachers trained in a restraint technique pursuant to WAC
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