Or. Admin. R. 414-310-0420 - Prohibited Discipline and Actions
A school-age center must not use or threaten to use any of the following prohibited actions even if requested or agreed to by parents:
(1) Rough or harsh handling of children or
use of corporal punishment in any form, including, but not limited to hitting,
spanking, slapping, shaking, swatting, throwing, jerking, pinching, biting, or
other measures that produce physical pain;
(2) Bind or restrict a child's movement
unless permitted under OAR 414-310-0430;
(3) Using unauthorized prescription or
non-prescription drugs or chemicals for discipline or to control
behavior;
(4) Confining or
isolating a child in an enclosed or darkened area (e.g., a locked or closed
room, bathroom, closet, or box for punishment);
(5) Withdrawing, denying or forcing food,
rest or toileting;
(6) Forcing or
compelling a child to eat or placing soap, food, spices, or foreign substances
in the child's mouth;
(7) Exposing
a child to extremes of temperature;
(8) Yelling harshly or using profane or
abusive language;
(9) Punishing or
demeaning a child for toileting accidents or refusing to eat food;
(10) Allowing any form of mental or emotional
punishment or verbal abuse, including but not limited to public or private
humiliation, name calling, teasing, ridicule, intimidation, making derogatory
or sarcastic remarks about a child's family, race, gender, religion, or
cultural background, rejecting, frightening, neglecting, or corrupting a
child;
(11) Demanding excessive
physical exercise, excessive rest, or strenuous postures; or
(12) Requiring a child to remain silent or
inactive or removing a child from all activities or the group for excessive
periods of time.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 329A.280
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 329A.280
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