# COMAR Title 13A — State Board of Education

## Subtitle 09 — Nonpublic Schools

### Chapter 10 — Educational Programs in Nonpublic Schools and Child Care and Treatment Facilities

#### Regulation .11 Type I Educational Program—Behavior Management.

*COMAR 13A.09.10.11*

A. As appropriate, a school that provides general education services shall maintain a comprehensive document that includes a complete statement of the school's behavior management policies and procedures.

B. The behavior management policies and procedures of a school that provides general education services shall:

  (1) Address all aspects of behavior management policies and procedures implemented by the school;

  (2) Provide clear direction to staff regarding the implementation of the behavior management policies and procedures of the school; and

  (3) Include, but not be limited to, the following:

    (a) A description of each behavior management technique used by the school;

    (b) The specific forms to be completed to document implementation of each specific behavior management practice;

    (c) Methods used to train staff in implementing behavior management practices and a schedule for training staff;

    (d) Procedures for notifying the parent or the local school system, or both, regarding the implementation of specific practices; and

    (e) Procedures for reviewing behavior management data and the purpose of such reviews.

C. A school that provides special education services shall develop and implement policies and procedures for the following areas:

  (1) The use and documentation of student behavior interventions, including exclusion, restraint, and seclusion;

  (2) Monitoring the use of exclusion, restraint, and seclusion; and

  (3) Receiving and investigating complaints regarding the use of exclusion, restraint, and seclusion as required by COMAR 13A.08.04.