NEW MEXICO: public schools
- Alamogordo Public Schools [PDF]
Corporal punishment is very tightly regulated here. First there must be a "rudimentary hearing". Then, the paddling must be delivered in the principal's office by "an administrative authority that has been trained in the administration of paddlings", a very sound policy in my view, but which one rarely sees spelled out thus. (If all educators realised that administering CP is a skilled task for which training is necessary, there would be no "paddlings gone wrong" stories for anti-CP agitators to use as ammunition.)
The paddle must be 20 inches long, 3 in. wide and ½ in. thick, free of cracks and splinters, and is to be applied to the buttocks. Rules about witnesses and record-keeping. Ordinary teachers and coaches are not allowed to use any CP at all, nor any other kind of physical discipline.
There is an unusually low maximum of one paddle swat per infraction per day. Parents may "veto or reinstate the use of CP for their child during the academic year".
The High School handbook makes clear that paddling is a disciplinary option, but only with explicit parental permission in each separate case: "If parent cannot be reached, corporal punishment will not be an alternative". It also expressly stipulates, which the pan-district policy statement does not, that the witness is to be of the same sex as the student being punished.
See also this July 2004 news item reporting that there were 155 paddlings in the district in one year.
- Animas Public Schools
The only form of CP allowed here is with a wooden paddle applied in the Principal's office to "the gluteus maximus". In the case of a female student, a female teacher must be present. There must anyway be a witness, and also written authorization from parents, in the absence of which the student must be suspended instead.
- Aztec Municipal Schools, Aztec
The rules have changed here. There used to be two different paddles - a round one and a straight one. Dimensions for both kinds were given, but there was no clue as to how it is decided which one to use. Perhaps the round one was for girls. The new version makes no mention of two paddles, but still specifies that the paddle must be smoothly sanded and have no cracks or holes. It must be administered to the buttocks, and no more than three swats shall be given for any one infraction or in any one day. An interesting rule is that CP shall not be administered "if it requires holding a student or struggling with a student". Also, "while recognizing that corporal punishment may sometimes result in redness or bruising to the affected area, it should not be administered with the intent of producing bruises, cuts or more serious injury". There are rules about privacy, record-keeping and witnesses. The person administering the spanking must not have been involved in the incident giving rise to it. Parents may veto CP in writing. See also on this separate page a form entitled "Notice of corporal punishment", to be signed by the person administering it.
NEVADA: private schools
- Trinity Christian School, Las Vegas (New URL)
CP is not used "except by special arrangement" but parents are welcome to use a private office for corrective measures.
NEW YORK: private schools
- Leptondale Christian Academy, Newburgh
This school has a very sneaky way of saying it uses corporal punishment: "parents must be willing to put their children under whatever discipline may be deemed necessary" but to find out what this might include you have to look up the Bible, Proverbs 13:24 (He who withholds the rod hateth his son, etc.).
NORTH CAROLINA: private schools
- Anchor Baptist Academy, Pisgah Forest (Alternative link)
Paddling is the automatic punishment for fighting, lying and "filthy language", and for a second offense of throwing dangerous objects. For certain other offenses it is an alternative to demerits or detention. It may also be called for after three detentions in one week. "The parent will be expected to administer the paddling at a time specified by the pastor."
- Cary Christian School, Cary [PDF]
This school believes in the "biblical principle" of "swift and painful punishment". An office visit may bring "a spanking" (no details supplied). See also this November 2002 newsletter page, which describes spanking as "rare".
- Grace Christian School, Sanford [DOC] (Alternative link)
This school says "we DO spank", as a last resort, for direct disobedience or disrespect. Parents will be contacted for consent. The punishment is given by an administrator, with a witness. Although the whole school reserves the right to use CP, it is specifically mentioned only for the elementary level.
- Liberty Christian School, Havelock (Alternative link)
Here, any corporal punishment deemed necessary must be administered by the parents.
- These North Carolina private schools also state that they use corporal punishment, but give few or no details:
Fayetteville Christian School (elementary grades only) [PDF]
Wilmington Christian Academy, Wilmington (Alternative link) (in grades K4-6 but apparently not in grades 7-12) [PDF]
Wilson Christian Academy, Wilson (Elementary only - to be administered by parents) [PDF]
NORTH CAROLINA: public schools
- Anson County Schools, Wadesboro
CP consists of paddling the buttocks only (maximum 3 licks), without malice. Students must be warned in advance that certain types of misbehavior could result in CP, but in any case it should not be given for a first offense. It must not be given in the presence of other students, and there must be a staff witness. An unusual provision is that CP "should not be used when it will cause further harm to an existing physical injury". It is quoted as a "possible consequence" for most, but not quite all, offenses at elementary level and for a range of "level 1" (relatively minor) offenses at middle and high school level.
- Columbus County Schools (covers Cerro Gordo, Chadbourn, Delco, Evergreen, Fair Bluff, Hallsboro, Lake Waccamaw, Nakina, Reigelwood, Tabor City, Whiteville) [PDF]
Oddly, the only offense for which corporal punishment (no details given) is specifically mentioned is stealing. This is the handbook for grades K-5, but the wording is identical in the higher grades.
See also this Nov 2002 news item and this March 2006 news item.
- Davidson County Schools, Lexington [PDF]
CP here is to be used only after other means have been tried, with typical rules about privacy, witnesses and documentation. Pupils must not be struck on the face or head, or with any object with a sharp point or edge.
At the Middle School, CP may be administered in lieu of suspension, but may not be used more than once per student per quarter. A form signed by parents should be on file.
- Duplin County Schools (covers Albertson, Beulaville, Calypso, Chinquapin, Kenansville, Rose Hill, Teachey, Warsaw)
CP is a last resort when other methods have failed, except in the case of serious offenses such as "urinating on others". It must be applied to the student's buttocks only. It should not be administered to a child known to be under treatment for emotional disabilities. The student may be given a choice among alternative punishments. Typical rules about witnesses and parental notification.
See also this Nov 2002 news item.
- Franklin County Schools (covers Bunn, Franklinton, Louisburg, Youngsville) [PDF]
"Generally, types of behavior that result in short- and/or long-term suspension may result in corporal punishment". No information about modus operandi. Parents are notified after the event. Rules about privacy, witnesses and documentation.
- Graham County Schools, Robbinsville
At the elementary school, corporal punishment (no details provided) is a possible penalty in grades K-3 for a third instance of any offense; in grades 4-6 this applies only to Class IV (relatively minor) offenses, where it is an alternative to 1 to 3 days' ISS.
As in quite a lot of school handbooks, CP is listed at the middle and high schools (identical wording at both) as a possible penalty, but does not feature in any of the detailed lists of progressive consequences for particular offenses. This could imply that paddling is an "alternative" at the discretion of the administration, or possibly -- though no hint of this is given -- at the student's option.
- Haywood County Schools (covers Canton, Clyde, Waynesville) [PDF]
Only a principal or assistant principal may administer CP. It must not be given in a classroom with other students present. There must be a witness, and parents are informed beforehand. Parental requests not to use CP are honored. There is no information about the modus operandi. At Pisgah HS, CP may be used for minor offenses "at student and parent request".
See also this March 2004 news item and, as regards Hazelwood Elementary school in Waynesville, this Feb 2001 news item.
- Henderson County Schools (covers Dana, Etowah, Flat Rock, Fletcher, Hendersonville, Horse Shoe) [PDF]
Any teacher may paddle, but students "have a right to receive fair and reasonable physical discipline appropriate to their age and gender". Written parental approval must be on file beforehand. Less severe punishments must have been tried first. In grades 6 to 12, the person administering the punishment must be of the same sex as the student. There are rules about witnesses and documentation.
See also this March 2004 news item.
- Iredell-Statesville Schools (covers Barium Springs, Cleveland, Harmony, Mooresville, Olin, Scotts, Statesville, Troutman, Union Grove)
Corporal punishment may be administered by teachers or principals at all levels, but is not generally recommended for older pupils. It must be delivered to the buttocks by hand or paddle. Usual rules about privacy, witnesses and documentation.
See also this April 2007 news item, noting that 108 spankings took place in the district in school year 2005/06.
- Johnston County Schools (covers Benson, Clayton, Four Oaks, Garner, Kenly, Micro, Princeton, Selma, Smithfield)
This district's rules confuse corporal punishment with reasonable force (to quell a disturbance), which is a completely different thing. The student body shall be informed beforehand what types of misconduct could result in corporal punishment. Parents are informed after the event.
See, however, this April 2008 news item, according to which CP is not actually being used in the district.
- McDowell County Schools (covers Marion, Nebo, Old Fort) [PDF]
The student body will be informed beforehand what general types of misconduct could result in CP. These are things like fighting, vulgarity and tobacco. It will not normally be used for offenses such as tardiness or chewing gum, unless the offenses are repeated OR the parents have specifically requested paddling in lieu of other punishment. Typical rules about privacy, witnesses and parental notification. "No distinction is prescribed for the application of corporal punishment to either male or female pupils", but a female staff member must be present when a female student is paddled.
At Nebo Elementary, CP may be used, and parents will be informed afterwards.
See also this April 2007 news item, which notes that there were 246 spankings here in school year 2005/06, and this Jan 2008 news item (with video clip) about the paddling of a student at Phoenix Academy.
This Feb 2008 news item reported that henceforth parents would be consulted about the options on each separate occasion before CP is used.
- Nash-Rocky Mount Schools (covers Bailey, Battleboro, Nashville, Rocky Mount, Spring Hope) [DOC]
Corporal punishment here may be used only for violations that are punishable by short-term suspension, on the option of the parent (but evidently not the student). The parent must request it in writing on this form [DOC], and may choose to be present at the infliction. It must be administered by the principal or his designee, and consists of paddling the buttocks a maximum of three times.
See also this April 2008 news item.
- Northampton County Schools (covers Conway, Garysburg, Gaston, Jackson, Pendleton, Rich Square, Seaboard) [PDF]
Only a principal or assistant principal may administer CP. It shall never be used unless lesser punishments have been tried first. Standard rules about witnesses, privacy, due process, and parental notification, but no information about modus operandi.
This July 2003 news item reported that corporal punishment was being reintroduced after having fallen into disuse, but only for elementary grades one through three, a limitation nowhere mentioned in the current Code of Conduct.
- Onslow County Board of Education, Jacksonville [PDF]
Here, corporal punishment shall be administered only on the buttocks and "through the student's customary mode of dress". It should not be excessive or wanton. Both the student and the parent must have been given prior notice that CP may be the result of further misbehavior. Usual stuff about privacy, witnesses and documentation.
- Robeson County Public Schools, Lumberton
Corporal punishment here is said to be a last resort. The student body shall be warned beforehand what kind of conduct might result in CP, and the individual student must have been warned that he or she might be paddled in the event of further misbehavior. The paddling must be applied to the buttocks. Typical language about witnesses, and a lot of detail about documentation.
See also this Oct 2005 news item and follows-up later that same month, and this Feb 2006 follow-up, all arising from a paddling at Rowland Middle School to which a parent took objection.
And see this April 2007 news item, reporting 297 spankings in the district in year 2005-06.
- Rockingham County Schools
Here, corporal punishment shall preferably be given in an administrative office, and at all events without other students present. In a change to the rules, it is no longer described as being a last resort. Parents will be notified afterwards, but there seems to be no requirement that they be consulted beforehand.
- Rowan-Salisbury Schools, Salisbury [PDF]
Corporal punishment is "discouraged", but may be used when other efforts have failed. It shall not be administered in a classroom with other children present. Efforts will be made to identify any student with a special medical exemption. Written parental objections to CP must be submitted within ten days of enrollment. "Students who behave badly enough to be paddled and are exempt because of a parental request may be suspended."
- Stanly County School System (covers Albemarle, New London, Norwood, Oakboro) (Alternative link)
Corporal punishment shall not be used unless the child has been warned, and the parent or guardian notified, that corporal punishment may be the result of further misbehavior. Before the punishment is given, the student must be asked if he or she has a physical disability, and informed that the punishment is not being administered in anger. Typical rules about privacy and witnesses. Students must not be struck about the face or head, but there are no other details of the modus operandi.
- Yancey County Schools, Burnsville (Alternative link) [PDF]
Corporal punishment -- with explicit parental permission before each occasion -- is a last resort after other reasonable means of correction have been tried.
- These North Carolina public schools also state that they use corporal punishment, but give few or no details:
Burke County Schools, Morganton (and see also this April 2007 news item, noting that there were 508 spankings in the district in year 2005-06)
Caldwell County Schools, Lenoir [PDF] (and see also this April 2007 news item, noting that there were 94 spankings in the district in year 2005-06)
Catawba County Schools [PDF] -- see also this Feb 2005 news item.
Madison County Schools (covers Hot Springs, Mars Hill, Marshall) [PDF] -- see also this March 2004 news item.
OHIO: private schools
- Delaware Christian School, Delaware, Ohio
Click on "Handbook" at the top of the page and then "Discipline Policies" in the drop-down menu. Primary students will be paddled, with parental consent, for persistent offenses. Typical rules about privacy and witnesses. There is no mention of CP at the secondary level.
- Summit Christian School, Cuyahoga Falls (Alternative link)
CP is administered by a principal or administrator, with another staff member as witness, usually either for deliberate disobedience or for hurting another person, and also when other means of correction have failed. Parents are notified after the event and must "sign the discipline agreement before the child can return to class". The student is "counseled as to why his behavior requires spanking".
The student application form [PDF] requires parents to sign that they invest authority in the school to discipline their child as necessary, including "corporal discipline" at any grade level.
- Zanesville Christian School, Zanesville [PDF]
At the elementary level, a child who receives 4 tallies in one day or 6 tallies in one week "will be paddled". In practice this means that "back talk" or "direct defiance" will bring about an automatic paddling, since either of these offenses in itself earns 4 tallies. Parents are notified afterwards. In the Junior and Senior High School, three demerits in a day, or five in a week, "will result in a paddling". These guidelines "will be enforced consistently", even in 12th grade. The modus operandi for the paddling is not vouchsafed.
OHIO: public schools
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Adams County/Ohio Valley School District (covers Peebles, Seaman, West Union) [PDF]
The student receiving punishment, who "shall be accorded due process", may be struck across the buttocks either with the palm of the hand or with a "board paddle" by the principal or assistant principal, who must not be "angered or impassioned" at the time. The document includes an authorization/refusal form for parents, and CP will be used only where the authorization is on file and only as a last resort "to prevent suspension/expulsion". This policy, adopted in 1999, is described as a "reinstatement", apparently reversing an earlier abolition.
See also this June 2004 news item and this Nov 2005 news item, which says that only 7 high school students were paddled over a three-year period, but 120 elementary students received CP.
- Bloom-Vernon Local School District, South Webster
Corporal punishment ("more commonly referred to as paddling") is available for serious disruption, profanity, insubordination and "when appropriate in lieu of other punishments". Parents may complete an "alternate discipline form", in which case their student will not be paddled, but in that case the alternative may be day-long detention, Saturday school or OSS. An unusual provision is that "parents should inform the school of any health condition of a student that may be aggravated by corporal punishment". CP must be "reasonably applied" and there will be a witness. See also this June 2004 news item.
- Canton City School District [PDF] (Alternative link)
As a last resort, this school board believes CP can play a role, but interestingly it "remains alert to any indications that this belief can no longer be supported". The building administrator must be present. Parents may make a written request for their offspring to be exempt. The student handbook, which is said to contain more details of which offenses may be punished corporally, seems not to be on line as I write.
See also this June 2004 news item, and this April 2007 follow-up noting that there were 91 paddlings here in school year 2005-06.
- Franklin Monroe Local School District (covers Arcanum, Pitsburg)
Corporal punishment is defined as the use of a paddle on a student; it is now mentioned only at the elementary school and not, as previously, in the middle/high school handbook. Parental objections must be submitted on a special form and renewed annually.
- Indian Valley Local School District, Gnadenhutten
The Board of Education declares corporal punishment (no details offered) to be "an appropriate procedure in student discipline".
The High School document claims CP to be a last resort for repeated "extremely serious" offenses, but does not define what these are. The student must be counseled before and after the paddling, which shall be administered in private and never in anger. Rules about witnesses and documentation. Parents are consulted beforehand.
The wording at the Middle School is identical. There is also an elementary school, but its handbook is not on line.
See also this May 2006 news item, which among other things reports that there were only 14 paddlings in the district in school year 2004-05.
- Ironton City Schools
Paddling, described as "a last resort", must be "within the realm of reason and human decency" and not given for "light or transient reasons". The paddle must be of reasonable size, weight and shape, but the only specific rule on how it is to be carried out says that students must not be struck on the head. Typical rules about privacy and witnesses. Students whose parents sign the appropriate form are exempt. The administration "looks with disfavor" upon the habitual use of CP. See also this May 2005 news item, which confirms that CP was indeed used here in school year 2003-04.
- New Lebanon Local Schools
Here there is a long list of specific offenses for which corporal punishment may be administered. In the Middle School, it may also be used for misbehavior in the cafeteria. At Dixie High, the principal must witness the punishment.
- South Point Local School District
At South Point Elementary (and Burlington Elementary, with identical wording), corporal punishment may be used whenever necessary to preserve discipline. However, the parent is always offered an alternative form of punishment. "Corporal punishment will be used
as part of the detention consequences of the classroom discipline procedures", whatever that might mean. Students who have received suspension or CP may not go on field trips.
The middle/high school handbook states merely that the school reserves the right to use corporal punishment (no details provided) "for any situation deemed necessary by principal or assistant principal". At the back of the document is a form on which parents may request (a) that CP be used without any further notification, or (b) that they be notified by phone before such punishment is issued, or (c) that CP not be used and that an alternative means of punishment be substituted.
See also this June 2004 news item, which stated that there were 74 paddlings there in school year 2002-03, and this May 2005 news item, reporting 56 paddlings in 2003-04, a figure which fell to 37 in 2006-07, according to this news report.
- Symmes Valley Board of Education, Willow Wood
On the elementary school's discipline ladder, CP features as a possibility at step 3 of level 2, after detention but before suspension, in principle for any offense. "We strongly feel that corporal punishment is a valuable means to modify negative behavior." There is a maximum of two strokes per occasion. Parents are notified beforehand and may appeal against the decision to paddle, but it is not explained how this works in practice. The student is to be asked his or her state of health before the punishment is administered. The paddling must take place out of sight of other students but, unusually, "not necessarily out of hearing range". The instrument used "must meet state-approved guidelines" (not specified).
The high school document, oddly, mentions CP only as something to which detention, suspension, expulsion or placement in alternative school are all seen as alternatives, rather than the other way round.
See also this April 2008 news item, which notes that only two paddlings were recorded here in school year 2006-07.
- Triway Local School District
At the three elementary schools, corporal punishment (no details provided) is a possible penalty for a fourth violation of the Student Conduct Code in one day -- or in one week, for grades 5 and 6. The Junior High School and High School handbooks are less specific, merely stating that CP may be the result of any rulebreaking.
- Western Local School District (Pike County), Latham
At the High School, only the building principal may administer CP, and only then if parents have signed a consent form. The paddling must be witnessed by another staff member. CP is particularly mentioned as a penalty for a first tobacco offense.
See also, in respect of the district generally, news items for June 2004, which reported 156 paddlings in 2002-03, and for April 2005 and April 2006; also this April 2007 report that 35 students were paddled 99 times here in 2005-06, a figure which fell to 58 paddlings in 2006-07 according to this April 2008 news item.
- Wolf Creek Local School District, Waterford
Here (where CP was reinstated in 2000 after having been abolished), paddlings must be either administered or witnessed by the principal. A "designated paddle" is provided. Rules about privacy and documentation. Written parental objections are honored; in that event, various alternative penalties are set out. CP is specifically mentioned as a penalty for a fifth or subsequent failure to turn up for detention. See also this April 2005 news item.
- These Ohio public schools or districts also state that they use corporal punishment, but give few or no details:
Hillsdale Local School District [PDF] - see also this May 2007 news report that there were eight paddlings in 2005
Lynchburg-Clay High School, Lynchburg (Alternative link)
Morgan Local School District (covers McConnelsville, Malta, Stockport)
- These Ohio schools or districts are also known to use corporal punishment, but did not appear to say so on line when I last checked, or are not on line at all:
Bristol School District -- see this June 2003 news item
Eagle Heights Academy, Youngstown -- see this June 2003 news item
Fairland Local School District, Proctorville -- see this May 2005 news item
Fayetteville-Perry Local School District -- see this June 2004 news item and also this May 2007 news report that one student was paddled on 17 occasions in 2005
Fort Frye Local School District, Beverly -- see this April 2005 news item
International Preparatory School, Cleveland -- see this Oct 2004 news item
LaBrae Local School District, Leavittsburg -- see this June 2003 news item
Martins Ferry Schools -- see this May 2007 news item
Minerva Local School District -- see this June 2004 news item
Northwest Local School District, Canal Fulton -- see this June 2004 news item
Scioto Valley Local School District -- see this April 2005 news item
Western Brown Local School District, Mt. Orab -- see this May 2002 news item and this June 2004 news item
Western Reserve School District -- see this June 2003 news item
Zane Trace Local School District, Chillicothe -- see this April 2005 news item and this April 2007 follow-up
OKLAHOMA: private schools
- Community Christian School, Norman
Students here are expected to say "yes sir" and "no sir". Various behavior "will not be tolerated" and one of the consequences is "swats administered to the child's bottom", maximum 3 per day. The principal will administer all spankings, unless parents wish to do it themselves, in which case they must come to the school and apply the swats in the principal's presence.
- Lawton Christian School, Lawton [PDF] (Alternative link)
CP "is consistent with God's Word" but "at the age of secondary students we feel this type of punishment should be the responsibility of the parent". The latest version of the handbook no longer includes an earlier specific provision for a parent to be summoned to the school to spank a student.
- Mingo Valley Christian School, Tulsa
Each teacher is given freedom to administer an immediate spanking (1 to 3 swats) with a paddle to any child for defiance, continued disobedience, fighting, lying, cheating or stealing. This is done in the principal's office with a witness. Parents will be informed.
OKLAHOMA: public schools
- Antlers High School (Alternative link)
Neither this school nor its school board seems to have any handbook or policies on line. The page linked above is the 2005-06 page for Mr Jon Tucker, a teacher at the school, which included this picture of him with his paddle hanging on the wall:
For further evidence of paddle usage at Antlers HS, see this April 2003 news item.
- Bixby Public Schools [PDF] (New URL)
This is odd. Corporal punishment is described as "ordinary force (corporal punishment)", which "includes, but is not limited to, spanking or paddling". So what else might it include? We are not told. Normally when schools talk about the use of "force" by staff, they mean things like pulling two fighting students apart, not as punishment but to quell a disturbance or avert some physical crisis. But it can't mean that here, because parents may object to "ordinary force" in writing at the beginning of each school year, and there are rules about witnesses and privacy, which would make no sense in that kind of emergency situation. Also, whatever it may be, it should not be administered more than once per day "regardless of the student's disciplinary action". Clearer thinking and a wholesale rewrite would appear to be called for. Elsewhere, under the rules for the closed campus, the document states that students considered truant "could be subject to corporal punishment or detention".
See also the corporal punishment exemption statement [PDF] which parents are to sign if they do not wish their student paddled.
- Bokoshe Public Independent School District (Alternative link)
Very detailed and thorough policy - Teachers may administer up to five swats per occasion on "the seat of the pants" with a "finished wooden board not exceeding 26 inches in length, 4 inches in width, and 3/8 of inch in thickness ... The student will be allowed to respectfully give his or her version of the incident." There must be an adult witness of the same sex as the student.
- Butler Public School (Alternative link)
CP "may be administered when necessary" and is explicitly provided for certain crimes -- Tobacco: 1st offense: 3 days' ISD or 3 swats -- Driving/traffic rules: 2nd offense: 2 swats or 2 days' suspension; 3rd offense: 3 swats (with no alternative punishment) -- Dishonorable absence: 1st offense: 2 swats or 2 days' suspension; 2nd offense: 3 swats (with no alternative punishment) -- Leaving school during day: 1st offense: 2 swats or 2 days' suspension; 2nd offense: 3 swats or 3 days' suspension -- Missing detention: 3rd offense: 2 swats (with no alternative punishment). On this further page (Alternative link) we read that corporal punishment may also be given for theft and for making false statements. Here is the form (Alternative link) which parents must sign stating that they either do or don't give permission for CP to be used on their offspring -- but if they don't, the only alternative to CP is suspension. CP must be given by an administrator, with a witness.
- Caney Valley Public Schools (covers Ochelata, Oglesby, Ramona, Vera)
Detailed rules for the administration of paddling, to be applied in the principal's office "on the buttocks region". Parental permission is not required. The document taken as a whole rather gives the impression that corporal punishment is a standard everyday procedure.
- Commerce Public Schools
CP consists of spanking on the buttocks. In a change to the rules, it is no longer described as a last resort, and no maximum number of swats is now stipulated (previously 3). It can be applied both for serious infractions and for repeated lesser ones. Parents must file a note if they wish to exempt their offspring from paddling. In that event, the student must attend alternative education for five days instead.
- Guymon Central Junior High School
CP (no details provided) is available for a first, second or third violation of any rule.
- Haworth Public Schools
For leaving campus without permission or being in the halls without a corridor pass, or for unexcused tardies, students "will receive a paddling or after school detention". No practical details are given.
- Heavener Public Schools
The elementary school handbook states merely that CP is a possible consequence of misbehavior. More detail at the High School: corporal punishment is available here for a first (but not subsequent) tobacco offense -- "three pops" or one day in Saturday school. It is also an alternative for other minor crimes at the rate of one day's detention or two swats, two swats or one day's ISS, three swats or two days' ISS, and three swats or one day's suspension. I assume that a swat is the same thing as a pop.
The High School handbook, but not the elementary school one, includes a form on which parents may ask that CP not be used on their child. There is also a Middle School, but it doesn't appear to have a handbook.
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Lomega High School Student Handbook
This is another school whose rules lay down a maximum of three strokes on any school day, recently changed from "for any one offense". CP is listed as the FIRST of the forms of discipline that will be employed. None of that "last resort" stuff here. "The swats will be given with reasonable force with a wooden paddle on the buttocks of the student".
- Texhoma Public Schools (Alternative link)
Here there are 19 kinds of punishment, each with a code number. Corporal punishment (no details given) is number 9, and may be used on the second and third violations for Level I and Level II offenses, but on the first violation for Level III offenses.
- Will Rogers Elementary School, Altus
Paddling (no details supplied) is given with parent permission. Parents may file a signed objection to CP, in which case the student will get suspension or at least two days' detention instead.
- These Oklahoma private schools also state that they use corporal punishment, but give few or no details:
Little Axe Public School System, Norman [DOC]
Vian Public Schools [PDF] and see also this Sep 2007 news item
- These Oklahoma schools or districts are known to use corporal punishment, but did not appear to say so on line when I last checked, or are not on line at all:
Braggs Public Schools - see this Oct 2007 news item
Briggs Public School - see this Nov 2005 news item
Canadian Public Schools, Canadian (confusingly, this is actually the name of a town in Oklahoma) - see this Feb 2005 news item
Clayton Public Schools - see this Oct 2003 news item
Ninnekah High School - see this April 2004 news item
Peggs Schools - see this Nov 2005 news item
Roland Public Schools - see this Sep 2007 news item
Tahlequah Public Schools - see news items from Dec 2004 and Nov 2005 and Oct 2007
Tecumseh Public Schools - see this Aug 2003 news item
Tenkiller Public School - see this Nov 2005 news item
OREGON: private schools
- Grace Christian School, Medford (Alternative link)
Application form, on which parents agree to support the school in matters of discipline. This may include "carefully administered corporal punishment" for a defiant or rebellious student. Two adults are always present while the punishment is administered.
- Life Christian School, Aloha [PDF]
Here, swats may be "issued", with parental agreement, as a substitute for other penalties. See also the New student enrollment form [PDF], which requires parents to authorize staff to use such discipline as they deem necessary, including spanking.
PENNSYLVANIA: private schools
- Columbia County Christian School, Bloomsburg (Alternative link)
The instrument used must be a wooden paddle (max. two strokes). It must be administered "humanely with reasonable restraint". Parents will be notified if possible. A second adult must witness the infliction.
- High Point Baptist Academy, Geigertown
Detentions seem to be the main punishment here, but the principal may also use other methods, including spanking (no details supplied).
SOUTH CAROLINA: private schools
- Calvary Christian School, Myrtle Beach
At stage 8 of the discipline ladder, parents must come to the school to administer corporal punishment.
- Harvest Baptist School, Charleston (Alternative link)
In the event of continued willful disobedience, a parent "may opt for the student to be paddled in certain circumstances".
- Northside Christian School, Charleston
Corporal punishment (no details supplied) is now used only in the elementary school, and not at secondary level, where there is a demerit points system instead. See also the Application for admission [PDF], in which the parent gives the school authority for discipline. Parents will be contacted first, and may come to the school to administer the paddling, if they so prefer.
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Pleasant View Christian Academy, Taylors [PDF] (Alternative link)
Spanking of elementary students is done in the presence of at least one witness. Neither male teachers nor the Administrator will spank girls, and no spanking will be done in the presence of other children unless several children are being spanked for the same offense. The school reserves the right to request the father to come to the school and do the spanking. There appears to be no CP at the high school level.
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Sumter Christian School, Sumter [PDF] (Alternative link)
Corporal punishment (no details provided) is one method of discipline up to and including 5th grade. Parents are informed if their child is paddled. At higher grades there is a demerit system, which makes no specific mention of CP.
SOUTH CAROLINA: public schools
- Georgetown County School District (covers Andrews, Georgetown, Hemingway, Pawleys Island)
This district now uses CP only at the elementary level. Written parental consent must be on file. CP must be inflicted in an administrative office, with at least one witness.
- Lexington County School District 3
CP here is authorized for grades K to 8, but only for a "serious breach of conduct". The principal must agree to it. Rules about privacy and witnesses.
- Ware Shoals School District 51 (covers Ware Shoals)
There have been subtle changes in the rules here. Corporal punishment is now specified for "disorderly conduct" in any grade once the problem has moved from the classroom teacher to the administration, irrespective of whether it is a first or subsequent offense. For "disruptive misconduct", a more serious set of offenses, CP is mentioned only for a first offense in grades K-6 and not at all for grades 7-12. There is no further information as to what the corporal punishment involves.
- These South Carolina public schools are also known to use corporal punishment, but did not appear to say so on line when I last checked, or are not on line at all:
Clay County Schools, Hayesville -- see this March 2004 news item
Gaston County Schools -- see this Feb 2005 news item
Newton Conover City Schools -- see this Feb 2005 news item
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