Corporal Punishment
Corporal punishment is any deliberate striking, paddling, application of an object or body part against the body of a student, or any other physical punishment used as a corrective or retaliatory measure against a student.
In the BCPSS, corporal punishment is forbidden.
There are circumstances and/or conditions under which the BCPSS employees are permitted to appropriately touch students. Maintaining a safe and orderly school environment; administering first aid; and attending to health needs are circumstances and/or conditions where touching students is permitted. Other examples of these circumstances are as follows:
- Intervening in fights
- Preventing accidental injury
- Protecting oneself
- Providing appropriate care to disabled students
- Moving through a crowd to address an emergency
- Employing passive restraint with students with emotional disabilities
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