If a caregiver pulls a child by his belt loop in order to separate him from another child with whom he is fighting, is this considered emergency behavior intervention?
Yes, this is considered a personal restraint and must meet all requirements for personal restraint. In the minimum standards, a personal restraint is defined as: A type of emergency behavior intervention that uses the application of physical force without the use of any device to restrict the free movement of all or part of a child’s body in order to control physical activity. Personal restraint includes escorting, which is when a caregiver uses physical force to move or direct a child who physically resists moving with the caregiver to another location. Pulling a child by the belt loop from one location to another meets this definition.
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