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CORPORAL PUNISHMENT

The Iberville Parish School Board shall prohibit the use of corporal punishment by all of its employees.  Students shall not be paddled, spanked or otherwise physically disciplined for infractions of student conduct regulations.  Furthermore, no other person (including parents or guardians) shall be allowed to administer corporal punishment to a student while on school grounds.

Nothing contained herein shall be interpreted as prohibiting an employee from using physical force, reasonable and appropriate under the circumstances, in defending himself or herself against a physical attack by a student, or from using physical force to restrain a student from attacking another student or employee, or to quell a disturbance, or to protect school property.

Revised:  July, 2000

Ref:    U.S. Constitution, Amend. XIII

U.S. Constitution, Amend. XIV, Sec. 1

La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§17:81.6, 17:223, 17:235.1, 17:416, 17:416.1

Baker v. Owen, 96 S. Ct. 210 affirming 395 F. Supp. 294 (M.D.N.C., 1975)

Ingraham v. Wright, 97 S. Ct. 1401, (1977)

Thompson v. Iberville Parish Sch. Bd., App. 1 Cir. 1979, 372 So. 2d 642, 374 So. 2d 650

Board minutes, 4-6-76, 6-12-00

Iberville Parish School Board