LA HB237

Prohibits the use of seclusion and seclusion rooms in Louisiana public schools for students with exceptionalities, eliminating a previously permitted practice for addressing behavioral crises

Requires physical restraint to be used only by trained personnel as a last resort when there is imminent risk of harm, and mandates same-day parental notification and detailed incident reporting within 24 hours

Lowers the threshold from 5 to 3 physical restraint incidents per school year before a student's Individualized Education Program team must review and revise the behavior intervention plan

Mandates installation of video and audio cameras in all special education classrooms, removing the previous requirement that parents request such installation

Requires the Department of Education to create a publicly available database of all physical restraint incidents updated quarterly, and authorizes development of a crisis intervention training program with annual certification requirements for school employees