INDIANA SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED

Physical intervention of Students

Policy O-46

See Procedure O-46

Policy: The primary responsibility of staff is to ensure student safety.  For those students who exhibit exceptional behavior, it is imperative that necessary steps be taken to provide a safe environment for the student and others.  To ensure that Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (ISBVI) maintains a safe environment for ISBVI students; it is the policy of the ISBVI to direct the ISBVI Superintendent to ensure that the ISBVI administration and ISBVI staff respond appropriately to situations involving student health, safety and well being when physical intervention is deemed necessary and appropriate.

The ISBVI Board directs the ISBVI Superintendent to ensure ISBVI staff complies with this policy by:

1) Developing ISBVI Procedures to implement the ISBVI Board Policy on Physical Intervention of Students which shall serve as a) notice to ISBVI staff and b) clearly delineate and detail their responsibilities, expectations, and procedures to follow;

2) Providing ISBVI staff written notice and documenting their awareness and receipt of these documents by obtaining their signatures;

3) Affording initial and periodic on-going training to ISBVI staff on the ISBVI Board Policy on Physical Intervention of Students and accompanying ISBVI Procedures.

ISBVI Policy O-46

Adopted by ISBVI Board: 5/11/09

ISBVI Superintendent: _________________________ ____________

Date signed

ISBVI Board Chair: ________________________ _____________

Date signed