The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has filed proposed permanent rules for time out and restraint that protect the safety of all students and staff in Illinois schools. The proposed rules will permanently ban prone restraints, which are not necessary to safely de-escalate crisis situations. The public will have multiple opportunities to provide feedback on the proposed permanent rules before they are finalized in spring 2020. The first opportunity for public comment begins now and extends until Feb. 4. The emergency rules that are currently in effect will expire on April 17. The rules will require that a student in time out must have reasonable access to food, medication, and toileting facilities and that the adult supervising the time out must assess every 15 minutes whether the student has ceased presenting dangerous behavior. The proposed permanent rules will further specify the requirements for annual training and for the notification to parents or guardians and to ISBE after any incident of time out or restraint. Public comment on the proposed permanent rules may be submitted to ISBE via email at rules@isbe.net, by phone, by physical mail, or to anyone in the agency.