1. (1)(a) "Chemical restraint" means the use of medication administered to a student, including medications prescribed by the student's physician or other qualified health professional, on an as-needed basis for the sole purpose of involuntarily limiting the student's freedom of movement.

   1. (b) Chemical restraints are prohibited by the Board.
2. (2) "Comprehensive Emergency Safety Intervention Training" means a training required for key identified school employees that has the components described in Subsection R277-608-4(4).
3. (3) "Corporal punishment" means the same as defined in Section 53G-8-301.
4. (4) "Disengagement strategies" means strategies for safely and effectively releasing or separating oneself or others from a situation, person, or engagement to protect oneself or others.

5. (5)(a) "Emergency safety intervention" or "ESI" means the same as defined in Section 53G-8-301.

   1. (b) An emergency safety intervention may not be used for disciplinary purposes.
6. (6) "Emergency safety intervention committee" or "ESI committee" means an emergency safety intervention committee as described in Section R277-608-6.
7. (7) "Functional behavior assessment" or "FBA" is a systematic process used to understand the function and purpose of a student's specific, interfering behavior and factors that contribute to the behavior's occurrence and nonoccurrence for developing effective positive behavioral interventions, supports, and other strategies to mitigate or eliminate the interfering behavior.
8. (8) "Foundational Behavior Support Training" means a training required for all school employees who supervise students, or may be asked to assist in managing a student's behavior that has the components described in Subsection R277-608-4(1).

9. (9) "Immediate danger" or "Immediate and significant threat" means:

   1. (a) the imminent risk of physical violence toward self or others, or other physical behaviors which are likely to cause imminent risk of substantial or serious bodily injury.
10. (10) "LEA" includes, for purposes of this rule, the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind.

11. (11)(a) "Mechanical restraint" means the use of any device or equipment to restrict a student's freedom of movement.

    1. (b) Mechanical restraints are prohibited except for protective and stabilizing restraints as prescribed by an appropriate medical or related services professional, restraints required by law, including seatbelts or any other safety equipment when used to secure students during transportation, and any device used by a law enforcement officer in carrying out law enforcement duties.
12. (12) "Physical escort" has the same meaning as defined in Section 53G-8-301.
13. (13) "Physical restraint" has the same meaning as defined in Section 53G-8-301.

14. (14) "School employee" means:

    1. (a) a school teacher;
    2. (b) a school staff member;
    3. (c) a school administrator; or
    4. (d) any other person employed, directly or indirectly, by an LEA.
    5. (e) "School Employee" does not mean a law enforcement officer.
15. (15) "Seclusion" means the same as defined in Section 53G-8-301.
16. (16) "Serious bodily injury" has the same meaning as defined in Subsection 76-1-101.5(17).
17. (17) "Substantial bodily injury" has the same meaning as defined in Subsection 76-1-101.5(18).

KEY: emergency safety interventions, corporal punishment

Date of Last Change: November 21, 2025

Notice of Continuation: June 28, 2022

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: Art X Sec 3; 53E-3-401(4); 53G-8-301