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Status Adopted
Original Adopted Date 03/23/2000
Last Revised Date 05/23/2022
Last Reviewed Date 05/23/2022

JGA-2: Corporal Punishment

For the purposes of this policy, corporal punishment is the use of physical force as a method of correcting student behavior. No person employed by or volunteering on behalf of the district shall administer corporal punishment or cause corporal punishment to be administered upon a student attending district schools.

A staff member may, however, use reasonable physical force against a student for the protection of the student or other persons or to protect property. Restraint of students in accordance with the district's policy on student seclusion and restraint is not a violation of this policy.

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References

Cross References

§ 563.061, RSMo

§ 171.011, RSMo

§ 160.263, RSMo

§ 160.261, RSMo

Missouri Revisor of Statutes

Missouri School Improvement Program

United States Code

Code of Federal Regulations

Court Cases