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Effective August 2, 2023听听(July 2023) to ensure student health and safety by prohibiting the use of corporal punishment, aversive interventions, prone restraint, and seclusion for all students; permit the limited use of timeout and restraint, and require schools to use behavioral supports and interventions (such as multi-tiered systems of supports and positive behavioral interventions and supports) and other research-based educational practices that are designed to meet students' social, emotional, and mental health needs, and improve school climate and safety. The revised regulations ensure behavior supports and interventions are used safely and with the highest standards of oversight, monitoring, and data collection.

Note: As of October 25, 2023, corporal punishment is prohibited in every school within the state of New York and is classified as child abuse (see Education Law听搂1125 and 搂305 below).

Guidance and Resources

• Behavioral Supports and Interventions in Schools FAQ (Updated April 2024, revised December 2024)
• 惭别尘辞:听Reporting Student Behavioral Interventions in 2024-25 (August 2024)
• Commissioner's Regulation - Section 19.5
• defining corporal punishment as Child Abuse
• regarding the authority of the Commissioner of Education to regulate Corporal Punishment in all schools.

Contacts

• General questions regarding these regulations may be emailed to StudentSupportServices@nysed.gov.
• Questions specific to students with disabilities may be emailed to SPECED@nysed.gov.
• For questions regarding the reporting of data to 色中色鈥檚 Student Information Repository System, please contact your .
• For all other data reporting inquiries, please contact the Office of Information and Reporting Services at with the subject line 鈥淪tudent Behavioral Interventions.鈥�
• 础谤肠丑颈惫别诲:听听(CLOSED and replaced in 2024)