Emergency Safety Intervention

The Board of Education is committed to limiting the use of Emergency Safety Interventions (ESI), such as seclusion and restraint, with all students. The Board of Education encourages all employees to utilize other behavioral management tools, including prevention techniques, de-escalation techniques, and positive behavioral intervention strategies.

Emergency Safety Intervention (ESI) Parent Information

Emergency Safety Intervention (ESI) Parent Information - Spanish

ESI Family Guide

Spanish Parent's Right's Flyer

Topeka Public Schools Board Policy 8120

Topeka Public Schools Board Policy 8120 - Spanish

Emergency Safety Interventions Resources( Kansas Technical Assistance System Network)

Emergency Safety Intervention Requirements

Reporting Instructions for Administration

For more information about Emergency Safety Intervention Policies and Procedures contact:

Stacy Kramer
(785) 235-7146
[email protected]

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We Support Equal Opportunities

The Topeka Public Schools, Unified School District No. 501 is committed to affirmative action and equal opportunity. No person shall, on the basis of age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability, national origin or ancestry be denied lawful access to any appropriate educational service, program, or activity provided by the school district. For students, the Title VI, Title IX, and Section 504 compliance coordinator is the General Counsel for the district. For employment, the EEO/AA and Title VII compliance officer is the general director of human resources. Compliance coordinators may be contacted at 624 S.W. 24th Street, Topeka, KS 66611-1294, (785) 295-3000. The clerk of the Board of Education has been designated to receive and redirect or handle inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies, regulations, and procedures. The clerk may be contacted by calling (785) 295-3059 or by writing to 624 S.W. 24th Street, Topeka, Kansas 66611-1294.