Tex. Educ. Code § 37.0021. Use of Confinement, Restraint, Seclusion, and Time-Out.
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(b) In this section:
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(3) "Time-out" means a behavior management technique in
which, to provide a student with an opportunity to regain self-control, the
student is separated from other students for a limited period in a setting:
(A) that is not locked; and
(B) from which the exit is not physically blocked by
furniture, a closed door held shut from the outside, or another inanimate
object.