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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".11" citation="COMAR 13A.09.10.11" title_num="13A" subtitle_num="09" chapter_num="10" heading="Type I Educational Program—Behavior Management.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>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.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The behavior management policies and procedures of a school that provides general education services shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Address all aspects of behavior management policies and procedures implemented by the school;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Provide clear direction to staff regarding the implementation of the behavior management policies and procedures of the school; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Include, but not be limited to, the following:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A description of each behavior management technique used by the school;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The specific forms to be completed to document implementation of each specific behavior management practice;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Methods used to train staff in implementing behavior management practices and a schedule for training staff;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Procedures for notifying the parent or the local school system, or both, regarding the implementation of specific practices; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Procedures for reviewing behavior management data and the purpose of such reviews.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A school that provides special education services shall develop and implement policies and procedures for the following areas:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The use and documentation of student behavior interventions, including exclusion, restraint, and seclusion;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Monitoring the use of exclusion, restraint, and seclusion; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Receiving and investigating complaints regarding the use of exclusion, restraint, and seclusion as required by COMAR 13A.08.04.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>