From the ECS State Policy Database School Safety--Corporal Punishment

This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary TN Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 School Bus Safety H.B. 2789 Regulates student conduct on school buses. Permits school personnel, including school bus drivers, to use reasonable force, subject to certa... More... AR Adopted 02/2012 P-12 School District Student Discipline and School Safety Policies AR ADC 005.15.17-1.00 to AR ADC 005.15.17-6.00 Sets forth guidelines to assist school districts with developing, reviewing and revising student discipline and school safety policies. Requ... More... NC Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Requires Involvement of Parent/Guardian Before Corporal Punishment Administered S.B. 498 Provides that corporal punishment will not be administered on a student whose parent or guardian has stated in writing that corporal punishm... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Student Discipline, Including Corporal Punishment H.B. 359 Defines corporal punishment. Provides that if a district board of trustees adopts a policy permitting corporal punishment, a district educat... More... NC Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Reorganizes and Clarifies Provisions Relating to School Discipline H.B. 736 Clarifies the definitions of the following terms: alternative education services; corporal punishment; educational property; explusion; fire... More... NM Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Corporal Punishment Ban H.B. 172 Prohibits the use of corporal punishment by each local school board and each governing body of a charter school. http://www.nmlegis.gov/Sess... More... NC Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Corporal Punishment/Students With Disabilities HB 1682 Prohibits schools from administering corporal punishment on a student with a disability whose parent or guardian has stated in writing that ... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Corporal Punishment Prohibited H.B. 1 - Section 3319.41 From DOE summary of H.B. 1: Prohibits corporal punishment in school districts, educational service centers, community schools (charter schoo... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Statewide Education Management Information System H.B. 1 - Section 3301.0714 Amends types of data that must be maintained in the education management information system (EMIS http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pa... More... FL Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Zero-Tolerance Policies/Corporal Punishment S.B. 1540 Relates to zero-tolerance policies and schools; requires a district school board having a policy authorizing the use of corporal punishment ... More... ND Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Consistent Disciplinary Policies S.B. 2289 Provides for consistent policies regarding corporal punishment. Prohibits a school board from expanding through policy the definition of cor... More... ND Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Consistent Disciplinary Policies S.B. 2289 Provides for consistent policies regarding corporal punishment. Prohibits a school board from expanding through policy the definition of cor... More... IL Adopted 03/2008 P-12 Special Education Facilities 23 IAC 401.10, .30, .210 Emergency rule (expires 8-18-08) includes a new provision expressly prohibiting the "use of a behavioral intervention strategy relying upon ... More... NH Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Justification for Use of Force H.B. 594 Establishes a committee to study the law on justification for the use of physical force and its implications for teachers or other persons e... More... TX Became law without governor's signature 05/2001 P-12 Restraint and Time Out S.B. 1196 Requires the commissioner to adopt procedures for the use of restraint and time-out by a school district employee or volunteer or an indepen... More... WV Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Cannot Suspend for Truancy S.B. 439 Prohibits suspension as discipline for failure to attend class; stipulates other methods of discipline may be used for the pupil which may i... More... VA Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Corporal Punishment H.B. 1866 Relates to child protective services and corporal punishment by school personnel; clarifies within the child abuse and neglect statute that ... More... VA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Reasonable Force H.B. 1229 Provides that the offenses of a simple assault and assault and battery do not include the use of, by any teacher, principal or other person ... More...