Positive Supports for Behavior and Discipline Resource Database

This document describes 15 principles for States, school districts, schools, parents, and other stakeholders to consider when developing or revising policies and procedures on the use of restraint and seclusion. These principles focus on positive and proactive approaches, such as those described in the resources below, that promote positive expectations for all students, support growth in social and emotional skills, provide timely and specific feedback to students on behaviors, and reinforce behavioral accomplishments.

This resource provides information on the use of exclusionary discipline practices within early childhood programs and how program-wide implementation of the Pyramid Model for Promoting the Social and Emotional Competence for Infants and Young Children can eliminate the use of these practices.