Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 591-1-1-.11 - Discipline
(1) Disciplinary
actions used to correct a child's behavior, guidance techniques and any
activities in which the children participate or observe at the Center shall not
be detrimental to the physical or mental health of any child.
(2) Personnel shall not: physically or
sexually abuse a child or engage or permit others to engage in sexually overt
conduct in the presence of any child enrolled in the Center; inflict
corporal/physical punishment upon a child; shake, jerk, pinch or handle a child
roughly; verbally abuse or humiliate a child which includes, but is not limited
to, the use of threats, profanity or belittling remarks about a child or his
family; isolate a child in a dark room, closet or unsupervised area; use
mechanical or physical restraints or devices to discipline children; use
medication to discipline or control children's behavior without written medical
authorization issued by a licensed professional and given with the parent's
written consent; restrict unreasonably a child from going to the bathroom;
punish toileting accidents; force-feed a child or withhold feeding a child
regularly scheduled meals and/or snacks; force or withhold naps; allow children
to discipline or humiliate other children; and confine a child for disciplinary
purposes to a swing, highchair, infant carrier, walker or jumpseat.
Notes
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