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Corporal Punishment Prohibited

Corporal punishment is prohibited in the District. Corporal punishment is defined as the intentional physical punishment of a student, including such actions as shoving, pinching, spanking, paddling, or slapping a student.

School personnel may exercise reasonable and appropriate physical restraint to quell a disturbance or to prevent an act that threatens physical harm to any persons, to obtain possession of a weapon or other dangerous object within a student's control, to protect property, or to remove a disruptive student from class, from school premises or from school-sponsored activities.

See Board Policy 509 - Student Behavior and Discipline.

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