Kan. Admin. Regs. § 91-42-3 - District policy; training; local board dispute resolution

(a) Each district shall develop and implement written policies to govern the use of emergency safety interventions over all schools. At a minimum, written district policies shall conform to the standards, definitions, and requirements of this article. The written policies shall also include the following:

(1)

(A) School personnel training shall be designed to meet the needs of personnel as appropriate to their duties and potential need for the use of emergency safety interventions;

(B) training shall address prevention techniques, de-escalation techniques, and positive behavioral intervention strategies;

(C) any training on the use of emergency safety interventions by the district shall be consistent with nationally recognized training programs; and

(D) schools and programs shall maintain written or electronic documentation on training provided and lists of participants in each training; and

(2) a local dispute resolution process, which shall include the following:

(A) A procedure for a parent to file a complaint with the local board. If a parent believes that an emergency safety intervention has been used with the parent's child in violation of this article or the district's emergency safety intervention policy, the parent may file a complaint with the local board. The complaint shall be filed within 30 days of the date on which the parent was informed of the use of that emergency safety intervention;

(B) a complaint investigation procedure;

(C) a dispute resolution final decision. The local board's final decision shall be in writing and shall include findings of fact and any corrective action required by the district if the local board deems these actions necessary. The local board's final decision shall be mailed to the parent and the department within 30 days of the local board's receipt of the complaint; and

(D) a statement of the parent's right to request an administrative review by the state board as specified in K.A.R. 91-42-5, including information as to the deadline by which the parent must submit the request to the state board;

(3) a system for the collection and maintenance of documentation for each use of an emergency safety intervention, which shall include the following:

(A) The date and time of the emergency safety intervention;

(B) the type of emergency safety intervention;

(C) the length of time the emergency safety intervention was used;

(D) the school personnel who participated in or supervised the emergency safety intervention;

(E) whether the student had an individualized education program at the time of the incident;

(F) whether the student had a section 504 plan at the time of the incident; and

(G) whether the student had a behavior intervention plan at the time of the incident;

(4) procedures for the periodic review of the use of emergency safety intervention at each school, which shall be compiled and submitted at least biannually to the district superintendent or district designee; and

(5) a schedule for when and how parents are provided with notice of the written policies on the use of emergency safety interventions.

(b) Written policies developed pursuant to this article shall be accessible on each school's web site and shall be included in each school's code of conduct, school safety plan, or student handbook.

Notes

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 91-42-3

Authorized by and implementing Article 6, Section 2(a) of the Kansas Constitution; effective, T-91-2-17-16, Feb. 17, 2016; effective, amended by Kansas Register Volume 35, No. 21; effective 6/10/2016