OH SB155

State board of education must adopt rules establishing a complete prohibition on the use of seclusion in public schools, with updates to administrative rule 3301-35-15 required by January 31, 2022.

Each school district board of education must implement a positive behavior intervention and supports framework on a system-wide basis that complies with state board policies and standards.

"Seclusion" is defined as a procedure that isolates and confines a student in a separately designated room until no longer an immediate danger, physically preventing the student from leaving.

Exceptions to the seclusion prohibition include: staff presence with the student in an unlocked room, temporary removal from learning activities without confinement, in-school suspension or detention, and student-requested breaks in separate locations.

Department of education shall oversee each school district's and school's compliance with the seclusion prohibition and behavioral intervention framework requirements.