2014-KC COOMBS MIDDLE SCHOOL COUCIL

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Said policy shall be in writing, formally adopted by the school committee as a school district policy and distributed by September first nineteen hundred and ninety-seven and each year thereafter to each principal in the district. A copy of each district's policy must be sent to the Department of Education after adoption. To the extent practicable, program instruction materials for said curricula shall be made reasonably accessible to parents, guardians, educators, school administrators and others for inspection and review. The Department of Education shall promulgate regulations for adjudicatory proceedings to resolve any and all disputes arising under this section. Added by St. 1996, c.291. NON-VIOLENT CRISIS INTERVENTION The use of de-escalation/physical restraint as a behavior management technique will be utilized only with extreme caution in emergency situations, after other less intrusive alternatives have either failed or have been deemed inappropriate. In the event that physical restraint is required to protect the safety of school community members, Mashpee Public Schools has enacted a physical restraint policy in accordance with Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) guidelines. M.G.L. Ch. 71, Sec. 37G; 603 CMR 46.00—There are regulatory requirements regarding the use of any physical restraint on Mashpee students. Physical restraint is only used when needed to protect a student and/or a member of the school community from imminent, serious, physical harm. The Mashpee Public Schools implements restraint procedures consistent with the DESE regulations. Mashpee staff members are trained on the use of restraints, and the district maintains records of any restraint lasting over five minutes or where injury to the staff or student occurs. Questions regarding the Mashpee physical restraint policies and procedures may be directed to the building principal. Mashpee student and safety is a district priority. SEARCHES Searches of students, their hand-carried belongings, lockers or desks shall be conducted only by the building Principal or his/her designee and are to be based upon a reasonable suspicion that a substance or object is present which is potentially harmful to that student or to others. A reasonable suspicion may be the result of: 1. personal observation 2. report from another student 3. report from a parent/guardian 4. report from an Office of the Law 5. report from a teacher The building Principal or designee shall decide the reliability of information supplied by another student, parent/guardian, or an Officer of the Law. Teachers are to report to the Principal all information pertaining to the presence of substance or objects which are not conducive to the health and well-being of students. 42