1. (1) At the time of admission, each youth shall be notified of and provided access to the rules of behavior required in the facility and the potential disciplinary actions imposed for violation of the rules. Documentation of the youth’s receipt of the facility rules shall be maintained.
2. (2) The facility shall have a graduated array of dispositions to address youth rule violations.
3. (3) Disciplinary action shall be determined on an individual basis. Staff shall not use group punishment as a sanction for the negative behavior of an individual youth.
4. (4) Youth may not administer rule violation dispositions.
5. (5) Staff may consider whether a youth’s disability, mental illness, special education status, or limited-English proficiency status contributed to the behavior when assigned consequences for violations of the facility’s rules.

6. (6) Staff may restrict a youth’s privileges for a rule violation if all of the following occur:

   1. (a) The youth is given the opportunity to explain the circumstances of the alleged violation. The youth’s statement or refusal shall be documented.
   2. (b) The supervisor or their designee documents their review of the rule, the violation, the youth’s statement and the restriction within 24 hours of the rule violation.

7. (7) Dispositions may not include any of the following:

   1. (a) Withholding of basic necessities such as food, water, toilet, clothing, sleep, or the use of materials necessary to maintain a basic level of personal hygiene.
   2. (b) Denial of access to religious worship, attorneys, privileged mail, courts, legislators, and medical and mental health services.
   3. (c) Denial of exercise.
   4. (d) Corporal punishment.

History

History: CR 24-065: cr. Register July 2025 No. 835, eff. 8-1-25; correction in (6) (b) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register July 2025 No. 835.