Education Code section 49005.4

An educational provider may use seclusion or a behavioral restraint only to control behavior that poses a clear and present danger of serious physical harm to the pupil or others that cannot be immediately prevented by a response that is less restrictive.

Source: Section 49005.4, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EDC§ionNum=49005.4. (updated Jan. 1, 2019; accessed Dec. 29, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/education_code_section_49005.4

Original Source: Section 49005.4, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EDC§ionNum=49005.4. (last accessed May 12, 2025).