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Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin - Tribal Law

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Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Code of Law.

DMR.7.8.060 Discipline.

(a) Disciplinary action by a foster parent, or any other person serving as a caretaker in the absence of the foster parent, shall be aimed at encouraging the foster child on appropriate social behavior. Disciplinary action shall be handled by the foster parent with kindness and understanding.

(b) The type of discipline imposed shall be appropriate to the child's age and understanding.

(d) No child shall be subjected to verbal abuse, profanity, derogatory remarks about the child or their family, or threats to expel the child from the home.

(e) No child shall be allowed to discipline any other child in care.

(f) No foster child may be punished by being deprived of meals, mail, or family interaction.

(g) No foster child shall be ridiculed for bed-wetting or other lapses in toilet training.

(h) No foster child may be physically restrained or locked in a room or any other enclosure.

(i) Foster parents shall notify the assigned Indian Child Welfare staff member of the reason and method of discipline used for the child by the end of the next business day.