Mechanical restraint means any device or object used to limit a student’s movement.
Chemical restraint means the use of medication to control a student’s violent physical behavior or restrict a student’s freedom of movement.
Physical restraint means bodily force used to substantially limit a student’s movement, except that consensual, solicited, or unintentional contact and contact to provide comfort, assistance, or instruction shall not be deemed to be physical restraint.
Ex-situ conservation means the conservation of components of biological diversity outside their natural habitats.
Environmentally critical area means an area or feature which is of significant environmental value, including but not limited to: stream corridors, natural heritage priority sites, habitats of endangered or threatened species, large areas of contiguous open space or upland forest, steep slopes, and well head protection and groundwater recharge areas. Habitats of endangered or threatened species are identified using the Department’s Landscape Project as approved by the Department’s Endangered and Nongame Species Program.