Every school, psychiatric unit should always make an effort to prevent the need for restraint and seclusion. Everyone has their own opinion on how they feel about these two issues and what the laws should be established on. School policies on seclusion and restraint will always differ from the psychiatric unit policy as they are two different environments and may be dealing with different clientele. There have been many laws that have been established and also changed over the years about how you should and should not restrain a patient or student because you could ultimately seriously injure them. It can also be bad to isolate a student or patient because they may do many things to harm themselves when they are isolated. Seclusion and restraint began in psychiatric hospitals and have now evolved into many schools. Restraint began in England in the mid-19th century after a history of poor conditions. Since the Americans did not open their first state mental hospital until 1822, they were unaware of the negative history that occurred during the British reform ("Human Side of Hospitals"). American doctors thought the restrictions kept their patients safe when in reality they mistreated them. Anything that can be used to limit a patient's movement is a form of restraint. Objects used as restraints may be leather or Velcro cuffs or anklets that are used to hold the patient or attach him to the bed, lock him in his room or use sedative chemicals. The Quakers eventually invented the straight jacket because they were trying to help American psychiatric patients regain control of themselves. The straitjacket covered the entire body for... half the paper... the student was removed from the situation and other staff members helped by holding doors open or doing what they could. Students cannot be left alone in the isolation room even if another situation arises. Staff should receive training on seclusion and restraint only if schools implement it, and in a way that does not harm students in such situations. The positive side of this is that it can bring calm and get him to compose himself so he can return to class with the rest of his peers. The downside is that it could be a scary sight for other students because they might not understand what is happening. In the public school where they are located they do not isolate or hold back any of the students, regardless of the circumstances, they simply help the child to collect his emotions and keep them under control.