Bill would end paddling in last of Kentucky schools
Corporal punishment, or paddling, which is legal in Kentucky public schools, would be prohibited under a bill introduced in the General Assembly by Rep. Jim Wayne.
School administrators, teachers and other staff, and school districts would be prohibited from using corporal punishment under House Bill 393.
Corporal physical discipline under the legislation means “the deliberate infliction of physical pain and does not include spontaneous physical contact which is intended to protect a child from immediate danger.”
Currently, each school district makes its own decision about corporal punishment. The local district, rather than the Kentucky Department of Education, sets the code of conduct and the discipline policy for students in each school operated by the district. Paddling is not allowed in Fayette County Public Schools.
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