Physical restraint only be permitted in ‘crisis’ situations where there is risk to students and staff
Advocacy groups have warned over the past decade of the need to introduce guidelines following reports of children who have experienced traumatic incidents of restraint or seclusion in schools. File photograph: PA
Advocacy groups have warned over the past decade of the need to introduce guidelines following reports of children who have experienced traumatic incidents of restraint or seclusion in schools. Minister for EducationFormer home of Daniel Kinahan sold for €931,000 by Criminal Assets Bureau in online auctionHowever, autism charity AsIAm said it was firmly of the view that aspects of the guidance do not go far enough to safeguard vulnerable pupils and may breach child protection laws.
Seclusion may also include a situation where a student believes they cannot leave a space although no physical block is evident. From September 2025, schools are required to report such instances to the NCSE, which will collate quarterly reports on the extent of the practice being deployed. AsIAm, however, expressed concern that this means the NCSE will receive potentially large quantities of information relating to child protection with “no ability to investigate and without a formal referral pathway to Tusla, the appropriate statutory authority appropriate to investigate such concerns”.
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