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Behavior & LRBI

Understanding Utah’s Least Restrictive Behavior Interventions (LRBI) — and how positive, evidence-based supports help students learn and succeed.

Get Support Read the 2025 LRBI Manual

Utah’s 2025 Least Restrictive Behavioral Interventions (LRBI) Technical Assistance Manual explains how schools can prevent behavior challenges, teach positive skills, respond to individual needs, and protect students during emergencies. Understanding this guidance can help you work with your child’s school to build effective supports.

Least Restrictive Behavior Interventions

The 2025 LRBI Technical Assistance Manual is Utah’s current guidance for public schools. It explains positive behavior supports, classroom management, data-based decision-making, individualized interventions, discipline procedures, crisis prevention, and emergency safety interventions.

The manual includes practices for all students and additional requirements for students with disabilities. Schools should begin with prevention, supportive environments, and instruction that helps students learn needed skills.

School teams must also follow the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, Utah law, and current Utah State Board of Education rules.

How Can This Manual Help Parents?

The manual was written mainly for schools, but it can help you ask informed questions and participate in decisions about your child. It explains how teams can identify what a behavior communicates, select supports based on data, teach replacement skills, and check whether an intervention is working.

If behavior is interfering with your child’s learning, ask what prevention strategies and positive supports are being used. You may also request a Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) to help the team understand why a behavior is happening and consider whether a Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) is needed.

Physical restraint and seclusion are emergency safety interventions and measures of last resort. They may not be used as punishment, for staff convenience, or because a student is not following directions. See our Seclusion and Restraint page for current information.

Sections Found in the Manual

  • State & Federal Laws, Rules & Policies Related to Student Conduct
  • Effective Schools Research on Safe & Successful Schools
  • Effective Classroom Management
  • Data-Based Decision Making
  • Individual Behavior Change
  • Discipline Procedures
  • Crisis Management
  • Responsibilities
  • Intervention Procedures: Overview & Selection
  • Emergency Safety Interventions
  • Additional Technical Assistance
  • Discipline Procedures (§300.530)
  • Additional Training Resources
  • Supporting Research & References
  • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
  • Glossary of Terms

Explore Behavior Topics

Behavior Intervention PlanAn individualized plan focused on positive behavioral supports to teach and reinforce appropriate skills. → Functional Behavior AssessmentsWhy is a student exhibiting challenging behavior at school? An FBA helps find the answer. → Positive Behavior InterventionsResearch shows punishment is not an effective way to change behavior — positive supports are. → Seclusion & RestraintQuestions about whether or how a student with a disability can be secluded or restrained at school. → Manifestation DeterminationWhat happens when a child with a disability violates a school’s code of conduct and is suspended. → Working with ProfessionalsWhat you can do when your child’s behavior is causing problems at school. →

This page was funded by a grant from the Interagency Outreach Training Initiative at Utah State University’s Center for Persons with Disabilities.

Need Help with Behavior at School?

We hope this information helps you understand your child’s behavior and work with school professionals. If you have concerns or questions, give us a call and speak with a knowledgeable parent consultant — always free of charge.

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