Supine restraint means the restraint of a student in a face-up position on the student’s back on the floor or another surface and with physical pressure applied to the body of the student to keep the student in the supine position.
Prone restraint means a restraint in which a student is held face down on the floor.
Chemical restraint means the use of medication to control a student’s violent physical behavior or restrict a student’s freedom of movement.
Physical restraint means bodily force used to substantially limit a student’s movement, except that consensual, solicited, or unintentional contact and contact to provide comfort, assistance, or instruction shall not be deemed to be physical restraint.
Least restrictive environment means the environment in which the interventions in the lives of people with mental illness can be carried out with a minimum of limitation, intrusion, disruption, and departure from commonly accepted patterns of living.