Use of Reasonable Force Annual Report
Woodland School District
June 28, 2024
Prepared by Jake Hall, Executive Director of Learning Supports
USE OF REASONABLE FORCE, ISOLATION, AND RESTRAINT -- Policy 3246
Per policy 3246, “District staff may use isolation, restraint, and other forms of reasonable force only when reasonably necessary to control spontaneous behavior that poses an imminent likelihood of serious harm.” While some specifically trained staff do need to use force in rare occasions to keep students and staff safe, the district takes precaution, utilizes Crisis Prevention Intervention training, and always submits an incident-review report to the superintendent (3246F). Each incident is reviewed by the Executive Director of Learning Supports, input into our computer database system (Skyward), and reported to the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Here is the data on Isolation and Restraint from the 2023-24 school year:
This annual report is inclusive of the Isolation and Restraint data from the behavior programs the district contracts with: SPERO in ESD 112, Jim Tangeman Center in Vancouver School District, and Hollingsworth in Evergreen School District.
As stated in policy 3246, district staff avoids use of force, isolation, or restraint of students and, instead, takes a proactive approach in preventing student behavior escalations or intervening using de-escalation strategies taught and practiced in the Crisis Prevention Intervention training.