Factors Associated with the Use of Restraints in the Public Schools

• Published in: Education & treatment of children Vol. 37; no. 3; pp. 461 - 475
• Main Authors: Barnard-Brak, Lucy, Xiao, Feiya, Liu, Xiaoya
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York West Virginia University Press 01.08.2014; West Virginia University Press, University of West Virginia
• Subjects: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities); Behavior; Behavior Disorders; Behavior Modification; Child Health; Child Welfare; Children & youth; Civil Rights Act 1964 Title VI; Core Curriculum; Court Litigation; Disabilities; Discipline; Education; Educational Legislation; Elementary School Students; Equal Education; Federal Legislation; Freedom of movement; Gender Discrimination; General Education; Government regulation; Health facilities; Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; Injuries; Laws, regulations and rules; Legislation; Low Income; Measures (Individuals); Mental Health; Physical restraint; Physical restraints; Public Education; Public Schools; Punishment; QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; Regression (Statistics); Rehabilitation Act 1973; Rehabilitation Act 1973 (Section 504); School boards; School safety; Secondary School Students; Sex Fairness; Socioeconomic Status; State Agencies; Students with disabilities; Title IX Education Amendments 1972; United States
• ISSN: 0748-8491; 1934-8924; 1934-8924
• DOI: 10.1353/etc.2014.0022

The improper use of reported restraints has been associated with serious injury and death in both mental health and school settings. However, there is currently no federal legislation that regulates the use of reported restraints in the schools in contrast to health care facilities (e.g., Children's Health Act of 2000). As children with disabilities are significantly more likely to experience restraint events, we examined what variables may predict the use of reported restraints in the public schools among these children. Results indicate that schools with lower socioeconomic status and located in states that did not prohibit corporal punishment or regulate the use of reported restraints in the schools experienced more reported restraint events.