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CORPORAL PUNISHMENT

The West Feliciana 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.

However, nothing contained herein shall be interpreted as prohibiting an employee from using physical force, reasonable and appropriate under the circumstances, in defending himself/herself against a physical attack by a student or to restrain a student from harming themselves, attacking another student or employee.

Revised:  February, 1992

Revised:  October 17, 2017

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)

Board minutes, 2-18-92, 10-17-17

West Feliciana Parish School Board