While recognizing that students may require disciplinary action in various forms, the Board of Education cannot condone the use of unreasonable force and fear as an appropriate procedure in student discipline.

Persons employed or engaged as teachers, principals, administrators, nonlicensed school employees, and bus drivers should not find it necessary to resort to physical force or violence to compel obedience. If all other means fail, staff members may always resort to removal of the student from the classroom or school through suspension or expulsion procedures.

Persons employed or engaged as teachers, principals, administrators, nonlicensed school employees, and bus drivers may, within the scope of their employment, use and apply such amount of force and restraint as is reasonable and necessary to quell a disturbance threatening physical injury to others, to obtain possession of weapons or other dangerous objects upon or within the control of the student, in self-defense, or for the protection of persons or property.

R.C. 2919.22 (B), 3313.20(B), 3313.41 (A)(B)

Revised 12/10/92
Revised 3/00