Sec. 5. (a) As used in this chapter, “physical restraint” means physical contact between a school employee and a student:

(1) in which the student unwillingly participates; and

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 20-20-40-5

  • school employee: means an individual employed by a school corporation or a state accredited nonpublic school. See Indiana Code 20-20-40-8
(2) that involves the use of a manual hold to restrict freedom of movement of all or part of a student’s body or to restrict normal access to the student’s body.

     (b) The term does not include:

(1) briefly holding a student without undue force in order to calm or comfort the student, or to prevent unsafe behavior, such as running into traffic or engaging in a physical altercation;

(2) physical escort; or

(3) physical contact intended to gently assist or prompt a student in performing a task or to guide or assist a student from one (1) area to another.

As added by P.L.122-2013, SEC.1.

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