Physical restraint definition

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.
Physical restraint means the use of physical force to restrict the free movement of all or a portion of a student's body.
Physical restraint means bodily force used to substantially limit a student’s movement.

Examples of Physical restraint in a sentence

  • Physical restraint by school personnel is used in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Use of Seclusion and Restraint in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools in Virginia (8VAC20-750), and related local school board policies.

  • Physical restraint refers to restricting a student’s ability to freely move his or her torso, arms, legs, or head.

  • Physical restraint should not be used except by school personnel trained in the use of physical restraint as required by the school division.


More Definitions of Physical restraint

Physical restraint means any manual physical holding of or contact with an individual that restricts the individual's freedom of movement.
Physical restraint means a personal restriction that immobilizes or reduces the ability of a student to move the student’s torso, arm, leg, or head freely; however, physical restraint does not include a physical escort.
Physical restraint means the use of any bodily force or
Physical restraint means the use of any bodily force or physical intervention to control an offender or limit an offender's freedom of movement in a way that does not involve a mechanical restraint. Physical restraint does not include momentary periods of minimal physical restriction by direct person-to-person contact, without the aid of mechanical restraint, accomplished with limited force and designed to:
Physical restraint means the use of bodily, physical force to involuntarily limit an individual’s freedom of movement. “Physical restraint” does not include:
Physical restraint means the use of person-to-person physical contact to restrict the free movement of all or a portion of a student’s body. It does not include briefly holding or hugging a student without undo force for instructional or other purposes, briefly holding a student to calm them, taking a student’s hand to transport them for safety purposes, physical escort or intervening in a fight.
Physical restraint which means a manual method, obstacle, or physical or mechanical device, material, or equipment attached or adjacent to the resident's body that restricts freedom of movement or access to his or her body, is used for discipline or convenience, and not required to treat the resident's medical symptoms.