Connecticut 2011 2011 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00429 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/20/2011

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 429
January Session, 2011  LCO No. 1756
Referred to Committee on Education
Introduced by:
SEN. MUSTO, 22nd Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 429 

January Session, 2011

LCO No. 1756

Referred to Committee on Education 

Introduced by:

SEN. MUSTO, 22nd Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE PHYSICAL RESTRAINT OF STUDENTS BY TEACHERS AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That title 10 of the general statutes be amended to permit any teacher or other school employee to refuse to physically restrain a student if such teacher or school employee believes that doing so poses a danger to such teacher or school employee, and to protect such teacher and school employee from any disciplinary action for refusing to physically restrain a student.

Statement of Purpose: 

To protect teachers from being required to physically restrain students.