Bill > H3758

This bill requires school districts and charter schools in Massachusetts to monitor and document the use of time-out rooms for students with special education needs. Key provisions include: 1. Requiring schools to install and operate video cameras in self-contained special education classrooms where a majority of students receive special education services for at least 50% of the day. Parents, staff, and administrators can request the video monitoring. 2. Mandating schools to keep daily logs of each time-out incident, including the student's name, reason for time-out, duration, and staff present. These logs must be made available to students, parents, and special education directors upon request. 3. Establishing a task force to study the use and effects of restraint and seclusion in schools, and requiring the task force to submit a report with recommendations for the legislature within one year. The bill aims to increase transparency and oversight of discipline practices for students with special needs in order to promote their safety and well-being in Massachusetts schools.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3758