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Is there anything in rule about the conditions of physical confinement and detention?

Yes.

If a student is physically confined or detained in a portion of a school facility, the following conditions shall be observed:

  1. The area of confinement shall be of reasonable dimensions;
  2. There shall be sufficient light and adequate ventilation for human habitation;
  3. A comfortable temperature shall be maintained;
  4. Reasonable break periods shall be afforded to a student to attend to bodily needs (sleep is not considered a "bodily need" under this rule);
  5. The period of detention or confinement is reasonable and not in excess of the hours in a school day, provided that reasonable periods of before- and after-school detention are permissible;
  6. Adequate adult supervision is provided;
  7. Material restraints applied to the person are not used to effect confinement.

281 IAC rule 103.6.