TENNESSEE: private schools
- Donelson Christian Academy, Nashville [PDF]
Corporal punishment may be administered by the principal or parent. Parents will be notified beforehand.
- Highland Rim Christian Academy, Tullahoma (Alternative link)
"Anyone caught cheating will be dealt with quickly and firmly. It will result in corporal correction." So will stealing. Corporal discipline may also be used for lack of respect, vandalism, and multiple lesser offenses. In this event there are now two options. Under Option A, the parent "is required to come to the school and to spank the child in the presence of the Principal or Administrator, or a staff member of the same sex as the child". Failure to do this may result in the child's expulsion. If the parent chooses Option B, it is left to the principal to decide to paddle the student, max. three "firm" strokes.
- Memphis Academy of Health Sciences
This unusual and weirdly-named institution is a charter middle and high school founded in 2003 by "100 Black Men of Memphis, Inc." and seems in practice to be 100% African-American in its staff and students. The document is a form which parents must sign agreeing to the school's discipline policy, which involves a weekly meeting for each grade level, conducted by the principal, at which students on the disciplinary list for that week receive a paddling in front of the other students. It is fairly remarkable that the school does this, and commendably transparent that it explicitly says so. This process "has had a tremendous impact on students' behavior and understanding of what is and is not acceptable behavior at MAHS".
See also this page about the Honor Code in which corporal punishment is described as "Mr. Wood".
See also this Feb 2009 news item and this March 2009 follow-up (with video clip).
- These Tennessee private schools also state that they use corporal punishment, but give few or no details:
West End Academy, Knoxville [PDF]
TENNESSEE: public schools
- Anderson County Schools (covers Andersonville, Briceville, Clinton, Heiskell, Lake City, Norris, Oliver Springs, Powell) [PDF]
Any teacher or principal may use corporal punishment "with prior parent/guardian notification". It is listed as a possible consequence for most offenses on the second or third offense.
- Fayetteville City Schools [PDF]
This school board's Policy Manual states that CP is a disciplinary option for misbehaviors at levels I, II and III, but not at level IV (the most serious). It does not have to be administered by the principal, but he or she must approve the instrument used. There are rules about witnesses, proportionality and documentation. I can find no reference to parental consultation or approval.
At the elementary school, corporal punishment may be used in extreme cases of misconduct.
The Intermediate handbook simply states that CP may be used in accordance with school board policy.
See also this slightly weird Nov 2005 news item, which if nothing else serves to confirm that a paddle exists in the Intermediate School principal's office.
- Gibson County School District (covers Dyer, Medina, Rutherford, Trenton, Yorkville)
This policy states that CP may be used for lesser offenses (levels I and II) but not the more serious ones (levels III and IV). This separate page of the document lays down typical rules about privacy, witnesses, proportionality and documentation, and provides that a parental conference must be held before the paddling is inflicted.
- Greene County Schools (covers Afton, Chuckey, Greeneville, Mohawk, Mosheim)
Corporal punishment should be used only when less stringent measures have failed. Typical wording about privacy, witnesses, documentation and reasonableness. Parental objections to CP are honored.
- Hamilton County Schools [PDF] (covers Apison, Birchwood, Chattanooga, Harrison, Hixson, Lookout Mountain, Ooltewah, Sale Creek, Signal Mountain, Soddy-Daisy)
CP is for use only after several other methods have been tried. Parents may request a written explanation after the fact, but there is no mention of their being able to object in advance.
See also this April 2008 news item (with video clip) about a paddling at Richard Hardy Elementary School in Chattanooga.
- Hickman County Schools [PDF] (covers Centerville, Lyles)
In grades K-8 only, corporal punishment is available on parental request. In grades K-4, no student will receive more than 3 licks per day. In grades 5-8, parents may choose paddling instead of detention. In this case, six demerits in a 6-week period brings two licks, and 9 demerits three licks. There is no CP for grades 9-12.
- Jackson-Madison County School Board (covers Denmark, Jackson, Pinson)
The principal shall contact the parent before any instance of paddling. It should be used only if "less stringent" measures have failed. There are a lot of bureaucratic rules about documentation. No employee may be compelled to use CP. Parents may indicate annually in writing that CP should not be used.
At Arlington elementary school, "immediate suspension and/or corporal punishment (paddling)" may result from fighting or disrespect.
Liberty Technology Magnet High School (grades 9 through 12) simply states that "corporal punishment/paddling by principal" is available for misbehaviors at Levels I, II and II, i.e. all except the most serious.
North Side High School just repeats the CP information in the pan-district policy document.
See also, as regards Pope Elementary School in Jackson, this May 2003 news item.
- Lebanon Special School District [PDF]
Here, CP is reserved for "extreme cases". The maximum "number of contacts with the paddle" has been reduced from four to an unusually low two. It must be given with "an appropriate wooden paddle across the buttocks and in no other manner", and is not to be administered in anger. Parents may object in writing. Students may be given a choice between CP and an alternative disciplinary measure.
See also, with particular reference to Walter J. Baird Middle School, this April 2002 news item.
- McNairy County Schools (covers Adamsville, Bethel Springs, Michie, Ramer, Selmer)
Teachers and principal alike may use CP for minor or major misbehaviors. It is given with a wooden paddle, before a witness, and consists of a maximum of three "licks" on the buttocks. The student may be given a choice between paddling or some other punishment that the teacher deems appropriate. CP is also mentioned as an option for level III (relatively serious) bus violations, but only where the bus driver has filled out the appropriate form, in which case the principal administers the paddling on the bus driver's behalf.
- Putnam County Schools [PDF] (covers Algood, Baxter, Cookeville, Monterey)
Any teacher may apply corporal punishment "in a reasonable manner", the instrument to be used requiring approval by the principal. According to a separate "discipline procedures" document [PDF], CP is a suggested response for offenses at levels I, II and II but not level IV (the most serious). There are rules about witnesses and record-keeping; nothing about parental consultation or approval.
At Monterey High (grades 9-12), CP may be administered for a first or subsequent "major violation" (disruption, forgery, fighting, tobacco, etc.). In previous versions, paddling came into play only at the second such offense.
White Plains Academy (formerly Dry Valley) is a K-12 "sin bin" where "paddling" is one of the possible consequences for failure to obey the strict rules.
See also this May 2007 news item about a paddling at Algood Elementary School.
- Rutherford County Board of Education, Murfreesboro [PDF]
Principals and Assistant Principals may use CP. There are no details of the modus operandi. Typical language about proportionality, witnesses and documentation. Parents must fill in a form every year stating that they either don't give consent for CP, or that they do, in which case they must also say whether or not they want to be contacted beforehand.
See also this Oct 2004 news item.
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Shelby County Schools (covers Arlington, Bartlett, Collierville, Cordova, Germantown, part of Memphis, Millington) [PDF]
In this school system, parents may request exemption, but in that case the school reserves the right to suspend the student. CP is not to be used for a first offense. Students may NOT choose a paddling in lieu of some other punishment.
See also this Feb 2004 news item and this Feb 2011 news item.
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Tipton County Schools (covers Brighton, Covington, Drummonds, Munford) [PDF]
In the student handbook for the district as a whole, corporal punishment features at steps 1 and 2 of the discipline procedure. It is also an option at step 1 of the separate bus discipline ladder. Any teacher may paddle, with a witness.
In Brighton High's local handbook, strangely, CP is mentioned only in connection with tobacco use. However, individual teachers at BHS have their own rules set out on their own web pages. Thus, Patrick McLaughlin ("Mr Mac") puts CP second in his list of corrective measures for inappropriate behavior in his classroom.
Crestview Middle School specifies that "corporal punishment or detention" is the consequence for a second or third dress code violation. CP is not mentioned for other offenses.
Official statistics indicate that some 1,580 paddlings were administered in Tipton County in 2004-05, but it is a large district, so that is only about 14% of the student roll.
- Tullahoma City Schools [PDF]
CP is for offenses at levels I, II and III, but not level IV (the most serious). It shall be administered only by the principal or assistant principal and only when less stringent measures have failed, or where it is the only reasonable form of punishment in the circumstances. The instrument to be used shall be approved by the principal. Parents are notified after the event. Rules about witnesses and record-keeping.
See also this Aug 2006 news item and its associated video clip.
- Alvin C. York Institute, Jamestown [DOC]
At this rural mountain high school, corporal punishment must be administered "in the front office" by the Dean of Students or a teacher, and is one of several disciplinary options for Level I or II offenses (but apparently no longer, as in an earlier version, also for Level III offenses).
- These Tennessee public schools or school districts also state that they use corporal punishment, but give few or no details:
Bledsoe County Schools
Hancock County Schools, Sneedville
Johnson County Schools, Mountain City
Kingsport City Schools [PDF]
Loudon County Schools (and see this Dec 2007 news item and video clip)
Meigs County Schools, Decatur (and see this May 2004 news item)
Union City Schools
Perry County Schools (covers Linden, Lobelville) (and see also this Sep 2007 news item and video clip)
- These Tennessee public schools or school 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:
Henry County Schools -- see this Dec 2009 news item and video clip
TEXAS: private schools
- Arbor Christian Academy, Amarillo [PDF]
Students in grades 4 to 12 must sign the admission form in which they "willingly place themselves under the authority of the school", and "will accept correction", which could include "corporal punishment (spanking)".
- Christian Life Center Academy, Humble [PDF]
This is an application form on which parents must sign that they "support the school in its policy of corporal correction without reservation". "Two firm strokes" are administered with a "simple, flat paddle".
- East Texas Christian School, Longview [PDF]
This school now gives more details than previously. CP is used if parental permission is on file. The office attempts to notify the parent so that parents may, if they wish, come to the office to do the paddling themselves. "Otherwise, one to three swats are given by the principal." This applies at all grades (K through 12).
See also this Feb 2007 news item.
- Grace Academy, Georgetown [PDF]
See page 17. A wooden paddle is used, normally two swats. Every effort is made to contact the parent. Parents who notify their disagreement with CP must supply two emergency contacts besides themselves who can come to the school immediately to take the child home.
- Hope Lutheran School, Austin [PDF]
Paddling is available from 1st through 8th grade (but not at kindergarten level), with the written consent of the parent, but is "discouraged and rarely used".
- Lifegate Christian School, Seguin [PDF]
Spanking at the elementary and middle schools occurs when it is felt to be appropriate, with parental consent. It is not to exceed three swats. At the middle school level, CP appears to be a money-saving alternative to Saturday School (since for the latter the parents are charged $50). It is not mentioned for the high school.
- Longview Christian School [PDF]
This K-12 school reserves the right to corporally punish any student. The parents are contacted beforehand. Paddling is listed as one of the consequences for "major infractions". See also the Corporal Correction Release [PDF], which states that "a personal, neutral object" is used for correction. The parents must sign that they support the CP policy "without reservation", or alternatively that they will come to the school to administer a paddling themselves.
See also this Feb 2007 news item, quoting the principal as saying that paddling is an acceptable last-resort punishment for rebellious behavior.
- San Jacinto Christian Academy, Amarillo [PDF]
"Corporal discipline" will be carried out by a parent or by school personnel; the school has full discretion in the matter. Every parent must sign an authorization for the school to spank. Each spanking is witnessed and documented. In particular, CP is likely to follow three detentions.
- School of Excellence in Education, San Antonio [DOC]
At this remarkably old-fashioned charter school ("boys will pull out chairs for girls during breakfast and lunch and hold the doors open for them" -- no nonsense about sexual equality here), "corporal punishment will be administered by parent or administrator for behavior infractions, or parents may escort their child all day in the classroom at the discretion of the administrator".
See also this Sep 2004 news item and also this Jan 2005 news item and its follows-up, about an 18-year-old student who was paddled, raising the question whether her parents' consent was still relevant now that she was legally adult.
- Town East Christian School, San Antonio [PDF]
"Corporal correction" here consists of "a reasonable number of firm swats" with "a simple, flat wooden paddle". If repentance does not ensue, there may be further discipline. After three paddlings there is an automatic one-day suspension. After nine paddlings the student is expelled for the rest of the year. Swats are automatic if lines are given and not done.
- Trinity Lutheran School, Klein [PDF]
Here, "giving swats with a paddle is the only form of corporal punishment". Parental consent is required. "There will always be two adults present and no other pupils".
- These Texas private schools also state that they use corporal punishment, but give few or no details:
Calvary Baptist Academy, New Braunfels (Alternative link)
San Angelo Christian Academy [PDF] (and see also this Aug 2010 news item)
TEXAS: public schools
- Alvarado ISD [PDF]
Standard Texas language in the pan-district policy document, now including parental opt-out and a same-sex requirement for paddling.
The (senior) High School handbook merely says "Signing the student handbook acknowledgement form indicates the parent/guardian's permission to administer corporal punishment at the administrator's discretion unless otherwise noted. Parent's special instructions or restrictions of the use of corporal punishment should be specific in the comments area on the returned handbook form." There may be more detail in the separate Code of Conduct but this seems not to be on line.
The Junior High School handbook is not available. There is also a handbook for the elementary and intermediate schools but it does not mention punishments at all.
See also this March 2011 news item, stating that CP was used 107 times in the district in the 2009-10 school year, and that all parents are contacted before the discipline is administered.
In this May 2011 news item (with video clip), a recently paddled student describes the procedure, and the superintendent observes that it is usually the student him- or herself who asks for CP rather than be put in the "alternative classroom". In the video, it is stated that most of the spanking in Alvarado ISD takes place in the senior high school.
This Sep 2012 news item (with video clip) adds that CP is not used at the elementary level in Alvarado. A senior student who has been spanked on several occasions at the High School is quoted as saying "it does hurt pretty bad". Most paddlings are for relatively minor infractions such as being tardy, and "three pops" are usually offered in lieu of other punishment. The High School principal shows his paddle to the camera.
See also this Dec 2012 news item, which confirms that CP is not used at the elementary school at all.
- Anahuac School District [PDF]
Standard Texas form of words. Parental objections to corporal punishment are honored.
- Arp Independent School District (covers Arp)
The elementary school document states that CP is a possible consequence for Level I and Level II offenses.
At secondary level, the Campus Discipline Plan for Level 1 offenses (the most minor) involves a choice between paddling and "SAC" at the 4th, 7th, 10th and 14th offense in each semester (the intervening offenses are dealt with by D-Hall). Offenses at Level II may also attract a spanking. In addition, "Corporal punishment can be substituted for detention, in-school suspension, Saturday school, or alternative placement at the discretion of the Principal or their [sic] designee".
See also the Elementary Teachers' Handbook [DOC], which says that all CP must take place in the Principal's or Assistant Principal's Office.
- Beaumont Independent School District [PDF]
Standard Texas wording, with the more or less obligatory recent addition about parents having the right to apply in writing for exemption from CP. Here, the person carrying out the punishment (the principal or designee) must be of the same sex of the student -- a provision that some other Texas school districts have been rescinding recently.
See also news items from Aug 2008 and May 2012. According to the latter report, the paddle was used 546 times in the first 9 months of the 2011-12 school year, for a total enrollment of 19,817. Of these spankings, 207 took place at South Park Middle School. The article also describes the two-swat paddling of a 17-year-old footballer at Ozen High School by his coach for failing grades in fall 2011, a punishment which the boy later agreed had had the desired effect. It was one of 54 paddlings at this grade 9 through 12 school in the first nine months of the year.
(Below: Football at Ozen High School in 2012 - Beaumont Enterprise website)
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Blum Independent School District [PDF]
Corporal punishment here is no longer explicitly confined to the least serious offenses. The handbook includes a form on which parents state whether or not they consent to CP; this has to be signed by the student as well as the parent.
See also these minutes of a School Board meeting [PDF] (Dec 2011) at which it was decided to rescind previous language requiring the person administering CP to be of the same sex as the student being punished, so that now lady teachers may spank boys and male teachers may spank girls.
See also this Dec 2006 news item about the "sting of the football coach's paddle".
- Brazosport Independent School District (covers Clute, Freeport, Lake Jackson, Richwood) [PDF]
Corporal punishment must be "done in a private place", "in a respectful manner and without any emotional involvement". The student is to be given the opportunity to say if there is any "family or medical" reason why he should not be paddled.
- Breckenridge Independent School District [PDF]
Standard Texas wording at board policy level.
At the (senior) High School, the only mention of CP is for tardiness: one swat, or two days' detention, on the third tardy per six weeks. It is not clear whether this is a choice for the student him- or herself to make.
The Junior High handbook says that teachers, as well as the principal and assistant principal, may paddle. There is no mention of specific punishments for specific offenses; the penalties for tardies are the same as at the senior high except there is no mention of CP.
At South Elementary, a student who fails to show up for detention receives one day of ISS or one paddle swat. Paddling is also mentioned as a possible consequence of misbehavior while serving ISS. As at the High School, the penalty for a third tardy is two days in D-Hall or one swat, but also, for a fourth tardy, it is 3 days' D-hall or two swats.
- A.W. Brown-Fellowship Charter School, Dallas
Corporal punishment is an appropriate consequence for all code of conduct violations, but may be administered only by an administrator, with a witness.
- Brownwood Independent School District [PDF]
This district reintroduced paddling after a lapse of 8 years (see this Aug 2004 news item). It is "used at the discretion of the campus principal" for level II or III offenses but not levels I, IV, V or VI. Parental permission is required.
See also this March 2011 newsletter [PDF], reporting an increase in the use of paddling at Brownwood and a sharp fall in disciplinary incidents from 663 to 313.
See also this Feb 2012 news item referring to Brownwood High School.
- Bryson Independent School District [PDF]
Usual Texas language. Students who are exempted from CP by parental waiver may be put in DAEP placement instead. "Unacceptable behavior" attracts a choice of one paddle swat or one day's detention; the same goes for dress code violations. For "failure to follow a directive" the choice is two swats or two days' detention. "Serious or persistent unacceptable behavior" and "unacceptable language" both bring a choice of 2 swats and one day, or 3 days' detention. There is also a complicated disciplinary points system. "If points are assigned, the student will be advised of any point(s) assigned, updated on their overall point total, and given the choice to serve detention or receive corporal punishment for the infraction."
- Buna Independent School District - Board Policy [PDF]
Standard Texas language in the board policy document, plus a new statement that CP may not be used where a parent has signed a form to that effect, bringing it into line with recent Texas law changes.
The new pan-district Student Handbook says that CP is one of the possible consequences of misbehavior, and includes a form on which parents may state that they do not wish CP to be used.
Both at the High School (grades 9 through 12) and at the Elementary School, CP may be used for Level 2 and Level 3 offenses, but not Level 1 or Levels 4 or 5. It seems likely that the same is true at the Junior High, whose detailed provisions seem not to be on line.
The High School athletic handbook states that corporal punishment (no details provided) is one of the discipline techniques that coaches may provide for sports team members.
The High School Teacher Handbook advises personnel that CP "may be administered as the primary punishment, supplementary punishment, or as an alternative to other modes of punishment or discipline" (their broken syntax, not mine).
See also this May 2012 news item, according to which there were 93 paddlings at Buna schools in the first 9 months of 2011-12.
- Canadian Independent School District [PDF]
Confusingly, Canadian is the name of a town in Texas. The board policy document gives the usual Texas wording and says that the instrument used in administering CP must be approved by the principal. Parent requests for exemption will be honored.
At the high school, CP may be used for medium-level infractions that are neither the least nor the most serious.
The middle school handbook merely notes that corporal punishment (no details provided) may be used as a discipline management technique.
- Channelview Independent School District [PDF] (covers Channelview)
Gives detailed rules for the administration of corporal punishment (max. 3 swats). Paddles shall not be generally displayed. It is made explicit that students will always have a choice of some other disciplinary measure. At page 57 is a corporal punishment waiver which parents may sign. This must be resubmitted annually. On the other hand, "the principal or designee may choose not to use corporal punishment even if the parent has requested it".
- Corsicana Independent School District [PDF]
CP may be a consequence for Category II and Category III offenses. The paddle used must be approved by the principal. Parents wishing to exempt their students must write a letter to that effect at the start of each school year.
See also this June 2008 news report about a controversy over the spanking of a high school girl for a dress code violation.
- Cuero Independent School District [PDF]
Corporal punishment may be used for level II (but not level I -- the least serious) offenses, where it counts as equivalent to an administrative detention. CP is also available for level III with parental consent. In previous versions this applied only to elementary grades, but it now appears to be applicable throughout. Parents may request that CP not be used, and the document includes a form for this purpose.
The latest version of the handbook omits earlier information to the effect that, at the High School, after-school detention (ASD) is the main prescribed punishment for minor infractions. Failure to attend it brings, on the first offense, a choice of two days' ASD or two swats, and, on the second offense, a choice of one day ISS or two swats. Students are always offered the choice of an alternative to CP. It is not clear whether all of that still applies.
- Cumby Independent School District [PDF]
Corporal punishment is used here, with parent permission, at steps 1 and 2 of the Level III office referral procedure, as an alternative to in-school suspension.
See also this May 2011 news item.
- Denver City Independent School District [PDF]
This is not the famous Denver, which is in Colorado, but Denver City, Texas. Corporal punishment is one of many available consequences. Parental objections will be honored. Paddles will be under the control of the principal or designee, and will not generally be displayed. Students may be offered a choice between CP and other forms of discipline. Curiously, where the student handbook goes into detail it mentions paddling only for grades 9-12 and not for grades 7-8. For the first three offenses at level I, the punishment is "one to three detentions assigned or swats administered". At the fourth offense, or on the first occasion in the case of level II offenses, it is one day of ISS "with administrator option of three detentions assigned or swats administered".
- DeSoto Independent School District [PDF]
Corporal punishment ("administered by principal or designee only") is listed here as a Suggested Administrative Discipline Technique for grades Pre K-5, 6-8, and 9-12 (in other words, everybody) for categories of offense "minor", "moderate" or "major", and also from grade 6 onwards for "severe" offenses. The paddle must be approved by the principal; usual rules about witnesses, privacy and documentation. It is not used without parental consent, and at the end of the book is a form on which parents can state whether or not they agree to CP.
See also this July 2004 news item and this May 2009 news item (with video clip).
- Detroit Independent School District [PDF]
The new version of this handbook no longer specifies the number of swats that may be given for particular offenses; it merely states that CP is one of the punishments used, unless parents sign a form stating otherwise. Such a form is included in the handbook.
See also this Nov 2006 news item about two boys given a three-lick spanking by the principal at Detroit Middle School, with their parents' approval, for viewing internet pornography.
- Dodd City Independent School District [PDF]
This district makes it explicit that, in grades 7 through 12, students may choose a spanking in lieu of any of steps 1 through 8 of the 10-step discipline ladder, which otherwise involves progressively increasing amounts of detention and then ISS. This option is apparently not available in grades 1 through 6, where CP is not specifically mentioned. Parental objections to CP must be submitted afresh in writing each year.
- Donna ISD [PDF]
Standard Texas wording in the pan-district policy document.
At Veterans, a penalty of "1-3 days of ISS or 1 swat" is given for a sixth office referral for a minor offense, and "3-5 days of ISS or 2 swats" for a seventh one. Similar sanctions are provided for a fifth and sixth case of truancy or excessive tardiness. Other possibilities include one swat for a third offense of display of affection, or for a second or subsequent offense of skipping class; two swats for a second case of graffiti or a third case of electronic devices; and so on and on. In no case is a paddling of more than two swats specifically mentioned.
- Duncanville City Independent School District [PDF]
CP here is a level I (but not level II or III) consequence, and "shall be limited to paddling the student" and not, as at most Texas schools, "paddling or spanking the student". It may be administered only by the principal or assistant principal. Parents must be contacted in advance in each specific case, apparently even if they have already signed the form at the back of this handbook to say that they give permission in general.
See also this July 2004 news item.
- Ennis Independent School District [PDF]
The pan-district policy document gives standard minimalist Texas wording, and most of the individual school handbooks add no CP details.
At the High School it is made explicit that CP may be substituted for ISS, at the rate of two swats of the paddle per day of ISS. However, "students will only be allowed 2 swats per six weeks". Also, ISS for tardiness, specifically, may NOT be converted into a paddling, for some unspecified reason.
See also this Aug 2008 news item.
- Godley Independent School District [PDF]
Here, "3 lunch detentions or 2 swats" is the punishment for minor class or hall disruptions, being in an off-limits area, and leaving class without permission. Similar penalties apply for having no hall pass or no admit slip and suchlike bureaucratic lapses. For a dress code violation, students receive a lunch detention or an after-school detention or one swat on the second offense, and 3 lunch detentions or 2 swats on the third. A third or fourth tardy to class per semester also brings a paddling option. Corporal punishment is not mentioned in relation to more serious offenses, nor do there seem to be any paddlings of more than two swats. All this is for the High School; the handbooks of the elementary, middle and intermediate schools all mention the availability of CP, but do not set out any detailed tariff.
See also this March 2011 news report, which notes that there were a mere 21 paddlings in the previous six months.
- Gold-Burg Independent School District [PDF]
Students on their second tardy have a choice between paddling (number of licks not specified) or 2 days' ISS. For all offenses more generally, CP is one of many possible disciplinary consequences but no details are given. The document no longer spells out, as a previous version did, that "the school is not required to have parent permission to use corporal punishment".
- Grand Prairie Independent School District [PDF]
More or less standard Texas wording. Parental requests that corporal punishment not be administered will be honored. For extra-curricular activities such as athletics, stricter standards of behavior may be enforced.
The code of conduct specifies a maximum of three paddle swats per day per student. Parents are notified afterwards.
The district "does not promote the use of CP in the elementary schools".
See also this May 1999 illustrated news item about a 17-year-old schoolgirl cheerleader, pictured, who was paddled for smoking, and this Aug 1999 illustrated follow-up in which her spanking is described. See also this Aug 2006 news item.
Grand Prairie ISD administered about 1,000 paddlings in 2004-05, according to government figures.
- Granger Independent School District [DOC]
Paddling may be administered by a teacher or the principal, but only in the principal's office. High school students may choose a paddling instead of ISS with the principal's approval. Parents are now contacted before CP is used, and are provided with an "opt out" form at registration.
See also this Aug 2004 news item.
- Grape Creek Independent School District, San Angelo [PDF]
Paddling comes into play at steps 4 or 5 of the discipline ladder. It is administered by the principal or designee. Usual rules about witnesses and privacy. Paddles are not to be displayed, and the "number of strikes" shall be based on the size, age and condition of the student. CP is to be administered as soon as possible after the offense. The student may be given a choice between a spanking and other disciplinary measures.
- Hardin-Jefferson ISD (covers China, Nome, Sour Lake) [PDF]
Standard Texas language in the pan-district board policy document.
The Athletic Handbook emphasizes that sportsmen (males only) are subject to corporal punishment within the athletic department. Parents are invited on a separate form [PDF] to state whether they approve of this for their son; it is made clear that this is for minor offenses and is to be administered by the coach. "No athlete will receive more than 3 licks per school day". It is unusual in the USA nowadays for a public school to make such an explicit distinction between the sexes.
See also this May 2012 news report, according to which there were 53 paddlings in the district in the first 9 months of 2011-12.
- Huntington Independent School District [PDF]
Corporal punishment here is a possible response in all grades to truancy, stealing, sexual harassment, gambling, tobacco and profanity, and in grades 6-12 only also to bodily contact. Parents who wish to opt out of CP must fill out a form each year.
See also this July 2011 news item, which states that the board of trustees has decided to make CP "a more readily available option" but does not explain in what way.
- Kountze Independent School District [PDF]
Standard Texas language in the pan-district board policy document, including provision required by recent Texas legislation about parents having the right to a CP waiver.
The High School handbook emphasizes that failure to return the parental waiver form will be deemed to be consent for CP.
See also this May 2012 news item, according to which there were 39 paddlings at Kountze schools in the first 9 months of 2011-12.
- Iraan-Sheffield Independent School District (covers Iraan and Sheffield) [PDF]
Corporal punishment (no details provided) is listed here as one of the options for disregard for authority, mistreatment of others, vandalism, possession of prohibited items, telecommunications devices, and any tardies from the fifth one onwards, among other things.
- Lancaster Independent School District [PDF]
Corporal punishment is said to be rare, and used only for "conduct of such an extreme nature that ... (it) is the only reasonable form of discipline under the circumstances". It must be given by the principal or assistant principal in an administrative office. Prior parental approval is required.
See also this July 2004 news item.
- Little Cypress-Mauriceville Consolidated Independent School District, Orange [PDF]
Standard Texas wording here, plus this enrollment form [PDF] on which parents may withhold permission for spanking; this states that CP is used only "as a last resort or for severe disruption".
See also this May 2012 news item, according to which there were 43 paddlings in this district in the first nine months of 2011-12, and this Aug 2012 report that the school board had decided not to abolish CP, and was considering doing away with the requirement for the person administering the punishment to be of the same sex as the student.
- Lorena Independent School District [PDF]
CP is a possible consequence for mid-level code of conduct violations. Parental permission is sought beforehand. It is administered by the principal or assistant principal, from one to three swats depending on the severity and regularity of the offense.
- Lufkin Independent School District [PDF]
CP (with parental approval) is an alternative to detention at steps two and three of the eight-step discipline plan.
See also this April 2011 news item.
- Marfa Independent School District [PDF]
The district policy document tells us that corporal punishment "shall not be administered until at least one parent conference has been held or the parent fails to respond or to attend such a conference". It may be inflicted only by the principal or his designee, who must be of the same sex as the student. Parents have the right to opt out by signing a form.
The current High School handbook reproduces standard Texas wording ("spanking or paddling the student may be used ...") and adds that CP is a "last resort", for which parental consent is required. In a previous version, it was stated that "the principal will use corporal punishment as a first choice when it is appropriate for minor code of conduct violations". These included bus misconduct, throwing objects, insubordination, verbal abuse, profanity, disruption, and a third tardy to any one class. For all these, the penalty was "up to 3 swats". The paddle "will not generally be displayed". Students might be given an option to choose between corporal punishment and "other disciplinary measures" (unspecified).
Here is a picture of the High School Principal, Mr Graydon Hicks, with his paddle ready for use by his left elbow:
- Merkel Independent School District [PDF]
Corporal punishment must be administered by the principal or a designee. Parental requests for exemption are honored.
At the High School, CP (no details provided) is a possible consequence for level II and level III infractions, but not for level I (the least serious).
See also this Oct 2009 news item about a coach who allegedly paddled nine Merkel Middle School football players in their boxer shorts.
- Midlothian Independent School District [PDF]
The board policy document gives standard minimalist Texas wording.
At the two middle schools, CP is generally available and is also specifically mentioned as a punishment for missing D-Hall (which is apparently something more serious than the ordinary daily detention).
At the elementary schools, CP is said to be for serious offenses.
The high-school book (grades 9 through 12) says only that "corporal punishment - spanking or paddling the student" is available as a discipline management technique. None of the handbooks gives any details of the paddling procedure.
See also this Oct 2004 news item about a group of disorderly football players at the High School who were given a choice of either serving two days' ISS or being spanked (but it doesn't say which they chose).
- Monahans-Wickett-Pyote Independent School District
The Monahans High handbook gives standard Texas wording. Parents may apply for exemption by filling out a form each year. The following picture from its website is of Mr Roy Rutledge, the assistant principal, who clearly likes to keep his paddle close at hand. I hope it doesn't get warped from lying on the radiator:
- Mount Pleasant Independent School District [PDF]
The pan-district policy document gives standard Texas wording, now including parents' right to apply for exemption by filling out a form. CP may be administered only by the principal or designee, who must be of the same sex as the student. There is no information about the modus operandi.
The Alternative Education Program is a "last-chance" disciplinary option for students with "persistent behavior problems". It has a lot of strict rules. Here, corporal punishment may be used, with a maximum of 3 swats per offense. "Students who do not wish to have swats" may opt for one to three days' suspension instead.
- Olney Independent School District [PDF]
The standard board policy page gives normal minimalist Texas wording.
The pan-district handbook states that paddling may be used for level I and level II offenses, but not for levels III or IV (the most serious).
The Athletic Handbook states that CP is available "as a choice" for athletes. In particular, discipline for disrespect to a coach "may be extra physical work and/or corporal punishment". CP "would never be used in anger and only when there is a witness".
- Paris Independent School District [PDF]
According to the pan-district Code of Conduct, CP here is limited just to paddling, and not, as it is worded at most Texas schools, "paddling or spanking". This is always ambiguous in American English, so we cannot tell whether the distinction makes any difference. (In British English, "spanking" usually means just with the hand, and not with an implement.)
It is no longer spelled out, as it was in previous years, that students are always given the opportunity to choose between corporal punishment and some other penalty.
Paris (formerly Travis) Junior High has simplified its procedure for tardies. Now, on the first offense, students are offered a choice between one day's lunch detention and an unspecified number of paddle swats (earlier versions specified two). Subsequent tardies to school no longer involve the possibility of CP. However, tardiness to ISS results in "a choice of two swats or an additional ISS assignment".
The individual handbooks of other schools in the district merely state that CP is an optional penalty and give no details.
See also this Oct 2012 news item, which clarifies that students in grades K through 12 may be paddled, and that the relevant PISD employees are trained in how to administer it.
- Pasadena Independent School District [PDF]
Corporal punishment may be used for minor but not major offenses. It must be confined to the student's buttocks. Parents who do not wish their students paddled must say so in writing each year.
See also this Dec 2010 news item, which says there are about 40 paddlings a year here.
- Plains Independent School District
"Corporal punishment is permitted in order to preserve an effective educational
environment, free from disruption". Typical Texas language about "spanking or paddling", privacy, witnesses and documentation. The principal shall approve the instrument to be used.
In a previous version there was a special policy on tardies: each student was allowed six tardies per semester. At the seventh and eighth tardy, he or she could choose either one paddle swat or a day's detention. There no longer seems to be any mention of specific punishments for tardies.
The Athletic Handbook notes that sports coaches must be treated with respect and addressed as ma'am or sir. Coaches may spank athletes who exhibit disrespect or violate athletic policies, but never in anger and only with a witness. The only alternative to CP mentioned in this specific context is extra work.
The handbook for bus drivers tells them that it is not their job to act as disciplinarian: "Never bring a student to the principal having already promised him/her a spanking or removal of bus privileges. When you bring a student to the principal, the principal will decide on the corrective measures".
- Princeton Independent School District
The ordinary handbook merely states that CP is one of the punishments available, using standard Texas language. In the Athletics Handbook, the first line of punishment for athletes who break the rules is "Corporal punishment (POP - Piece of Pine)".
- Rains Independent School District, Emory [PDF]
Standard Texas wording in the pan-district policy document. A previous requirement that the person inflicting CP must be of the same sex as the student has been deleted, opening the way for female students to be spanked by male staff, and vice versa.
At the (senior) High School (grades 9 through 12), paddling is limited to a maximum of three swats. Also here, but not at the other schools in the district, explicit provision is made for repeatedly tardy students to be paddled. The third tardy per semester brings "two after-school detentions or one swat"; the fourth, "four after-school detentions or two swats".
The Junior High School (grades 6 through 8), Intermediate School (grades 3 through 5) and Elementary School handbooks merely state that CP may be used, unless parents have signed a statement prohibiting its use.
Student athletes who are guilty of violations of the Discipline Plan at level one (covering most offenses apart from the most serious) receive "conditioning or corporal punishment (swats)" whether in or out of season. This is for things like "improper locker etiquette", profanity, or missing workouts. I think "conditioning" must mean extra physical exercises.
- Roscoe Independent School District [PDF]
This handbook stresses that parental permission is not necessary before the administration of CP. However, every effort will be made to inform parents of it after the event. The document no longer states, as in earlier versions, that paddling is typically used for Level 2 and Level 3 offenses, or when the student is sent to the office for a second time, but simply states instead that CP is one of the disciplinary management techniques that may be used.
See also this Feb 2006 news item.
- Springtown Independent School District [PDF]
This is a new version of the board policy updated in light of the events described in this Sep 2012 news item (with video clip) and its follows-up later the same month (with video clip). The requirement (which had been inadvertently breached at Springtown High School) that the person administering the spanking must be of the same sex as the student has been deleted, and now it is permissible for a man to paddle a girl or a woman to paddle a boy, provided there is a witness of the same sex as the student. It is also now made clear that each instance of CP must be specifically requested in writing by a parent, a very rare stipulation in Texas. Another new rule is that no student may be spanked on more than one occasion per semester.
See also this Sep 2007 news item (with video clip), and this March 2011 news item, which reported that the paddle had been deployed 103 times in the previous seven months, mostly at the student's choice, and that CP is not used at the elementary level.
- Temple Independent School District [PDF]
In addition to the standard minimal Texas wording about "spanking or paddling", this document says that coaches and PE teachers may use "reasonable physical exercises" to enforce class or team rules, and that this is not considered to be "corporal punishment".
See also this May 2009 news report (with video clip) about the district's revival of corporal punishment (with parental approval) after it had previously been abandoned, and this April 2010 follow-up.
- Timpson Independent School District [PDF]
Standard minimalist Texas wording in the district-wide policy document.
At the Elementary School, CP is to be administered "in the principal's office or in an area that is not in the line of sight of other students". It may be applied for dress code violations and also for a second bus discipline offense.
The Middle School specifies that paddling may be applied for repeated dress code violations.
At the High School, too, CP is mentioned as a possible penalty for dress code violations. It is no longer specifically mentioned, as it was in earlier versions, as a punishment for tardiness.
See also this Nov 2002 news item about a mass paddling of the entire senior class at the High School.
- Trenton Independent School District [PDF]
In the latest version of the policy here, CP is simply mentioned as a possible consequence of indiscipline. There is no longer any mention of specific offenses for which it may be applied. Applications by parents for exemption are now allowed, and must be submitted annually.
- Tuloso-Midway Independent School District [PDF]
Here, "there is no disciplinary appeal" against corporal punishment. CP may be considered as an alternative to ISS on parental request.
See also this Feb 2011 news item (with video clip).
- Tyler Independent School District [PDF]
The rules here have been revised. Formerly they said that the paddle must be of wood or plastic, not more than ¼" by 3" by 18", with a maximum of three swats. All that language has now gone, and the only provision about the instrument to be used is that it must "meet District specifications", but we are not told what these are. A same-sex stipulation is new, as also a requirement that parents must be contacted beforehand for each separate spanking.
See also this Nov 2005 news item, reporting that the school board had considered the question of CP and decided to keep it.
- Vidor Independent School District [PDF]
Standard Texas wording in the pan-district board policy.
The Junior High School handbook says that parental requests not to use CP will be honored. Paddling may be administered in lieu of ISS or Special Assignment Class, except in the case of fighting. This substitution may be made only twice (per semester? it is not made clear).
The High School handbook states merely (page 73) that "Students may be given the opportunity to receive corporal punishment in lieu of other discipline".
At the Middle School, paddling is specifically mentioned as a penalty for Level 2 offenses (truancy, vandalism, tobacco) as an alternative to at least 2 days' ISS.
Other schools in this district mention that they use CP, but give no further information.
See also this May 2012 news item stating that there were 224 paddlings at Vidor schools in the first nine months of the 2011-12 school year. In the previous whole year there were 133 CP instances at Vidor High School alone (grades 9 through 12), the majority of them either for "insubordination" or for excessive tardies.
- Wall Independent School District [PDF]
Inferior print quality in this PDF (it looks as if they scanned a fax) means that the "search within document" function does not work. Corporal punishment (usual Texas rules) (see p.38) is available for offenses at Level I, II and III (see pp.18-20). It is particularly mentioned in connection with tobacco use (see p.57). Also, boys "who continually violate the shirt tail policy" (it has to be tucked in) may receive one lick per infraction (see p.7).
- Waxahachie Independent School District [PDF]
Corporal punishment is an "appropriate disciplinary consequence" for Class I, II and III offenses. It is not mentioned in relation to the most serious offenses (Class IV or V). (In the 2004-05 version it was only for Class I and not Class II or Class III, so the scope for paddling has evidently increased.) All reasonable efforts will be made to contact the parents. Parents may oppose, but in that case must "submit an alternative discipline plan" or agree to suspension. Otherwise, standard Texas wording.
An earlier version of the handbook (archived here) (Alternative link) specified that CP was administered only where the student asked to be paddled in lieu of other punishments, and that each student might make only one such request per semester. It is possible that this still applies, but it no longer seems to be spelled out.
- Yoakum Independent School District [PDF]
Standard Texas minimalist wording in the pan-district policy manual.
The (senior) High School confirms that CP may be used, but gives no details.
At the Junior High, "swats" are specifically mentioned as a punishment for five or more tardies.
At the intermediate school, there is rather a hint that it can be at the student's choice: "teachers and administrators will work with the child to find effective discipline management techniques ... Such actions for the child might include ... accepting corporal punishment." However, it will be used only when other "forms of student control" have failed. Parents who request that CP not be used must also "agree to be available to pick up my child should he/she need this type of punishment".
- These Texas public schools or school districts also state that they use corporal punishment, but give no details beyond the standard Texas wording (Corporal punishment is restricted to spanking or paddling the student and shall be administered "in a designated place" with an approved instrument. In most cases, parents' requests to opt their children out will be honored):
Abilene ISD [PDF] (and see this March 2011 news item)
Alvin ISD [PDF] (and see this April 2010 news item (with video clip))
Andrews Independent School District [PDF]
Azle ISD [PDF] (and see this March 2011 news item), which reports that CP was used 27 times during the 2009-2010 school year)
Brackett ISD [PDF]
Brenham ISD [PDF] (and see also, as regards Alton Elementary School, this Feb 2009 news item).
Burleson ISD [PDF] (and see this March 2011 news item, which reports that CP was used 22 times during the 2009-2010 school year, and that only the principal may spank, usually on parental request)
Bushland ISD [PDF]
Caddo Mills ISD [PDF] (and see this Nov 2007 news item and this Dec 2007 follow-up about a 15-year-old student, pictured, who photographed his own bruised buttocks after receiving a three-swat paddling)
Calallen ISD, Corpus Christi [PDF] (and see this Feb 2011 news item)
Chapel Hill ISD [PDF] (and see this Apr 2009 news item)
Chisum ISD, Paris [PDF]
City View ISD, Wichita Falls [PDF] (and see this Sep 2003 news item and also this Sep 2004 news item and the follow-up below it, and this Dec 2010 report with video clip, and this March 2011 item and its follows-up with video clips.)
Cleveland ISD [PDF] (and see this Nov 2005 news item (with video clip))
Copperas Cove Independent School District [PDF]
Crystal City ISD [PDF]
Damon ISD [PDF]
Dublin ISD [PDF]
Dumas ISD [PDF] (and see this Aug 2008 news item)
Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD [PDF]
East Chambers ISD [PDF] (and see this May 2012 news item stating that out of 1,315 students there were just 25 no-paddle requests by parents in 2011-12)
Ector County ISD, Odessa [PDF]
El Campo ISD [PDF] (and see this April 2010 news item
Everman ISD [PDF] (and see this Aug 2006 illustrated news item and its related video clip)
Fabens ISD [PDF] (and see this Feb 2007 news item)
Fairfield ISD [PDF]
Forsan ISD [PDF]
Fort Stockton ISD [PDF] (and see this Mar 2005 news item, and this Aug 2008 news item and its related video clip)
Groveton ISD [PDF] (and see this April 2004 news item and this Sep 2005 follow-up and also this Sep 2004 news item)
Hallsburg ISD, Waco [PDF] (and see this Aug 2005 news item)
Hamshire-Fannett ISD [PDF] (and see this May 2012 news item - 73 paddlings in the first 9 months of 2011-12)
Harrold ISD [PDF]
Hillsboro ISD [PDF]
Jim Ned Consolidated ISD [PDF] (and see this March 2011 news item)
Joshua ISD [PDF] (and see this Apr 2008 news item and its related video clip, and this March 2011 report, which says that there were 30 paddlings in school year 2009-2010)
Jourdanton ISD [PDF]
Keene ISD [PDF] (and see this Oct 2012 news report and this Dec 2012 follow-up, which reveals that in practice it is only the elementary school that uses CP)
La Vega ISD [PDF] (and see this Feb 2010 news item and this June 2010 follow-up)
Liberty ISD [PDF]
Lipan ISD [DOC]
Longview ISD [PDF] (and see this Feb 2007 news item)
Louise ISD [PDF] (and see this April 2010 news item)
Lubbock Independent School District [PDF] (and see also news reports from April 2010 and Jan 2012 and Feb 2012)
Lumberton ISD [PDF] (and see this May 2012 news item - 87 paddlings in the first 9 months of 2011-12)
Magnolia ISD [PDF] (and see this June 2008 news item)
Marble Falls ISD [PDF] (and see this Aug 2005 news item)
Marshall ISD [PDF] (and see this Feb 2012 news item and this Oct 2012 follow-up)
Mason ISD [PDF]
Midland ISD [PDF] (and see this Sep 2011 news item)
Montgomery ISD [PDF]
Morgan Mill ISD
Nederland ISD [PDF] (and see news reports from Aug 2008 and March 2012 and May 2012)
New Braunfels ISD [PDF]
North Forest ISD [PDF] (and see this April 2010 news item and this Feb 2011 news item)
Orangefield ISD [PDF] (and see this May 2012 news item - 103 paddlings in the first 9 months of 2011-12)
Palacios ISD [PDF] (and see this July 2005 news item)
Panther Creek ISD, Valera [PDF] (and see this Feb 2012 news item)
Pettus ISD [PDF]
Pharr - San Juan - Alamo ISD [PDF] (and see this Feb 2005 news item)
Pine Tree ISD, Longview [PDF] (but see also this Feb 2007 news item, according to which CP is in practice very rarely used)
Port Neches-Groves ISD [PDF] (and see news items from March 2012 and May 2012 -- 90 paddlings in the first 9 months of 2011-12)
Quanah ISD [PDF] (and this May 2012 news item about a paddling at Quanah High School)
Ranger ISD [DOC]
Refugio ISD [PDF] (and see also this Nov 2008 news item)
Roosevelt ISD [PDF] (and see this Feb 2012 news item)
Rosebud-Lott ISD [PDF] (and see this June 2009 news item)
Rusk ISD [PDF]
San Angelo ISD [PDF]
San Augustine ISD [PDF] (and see this Nov 2009 news item)
Spring Hill ISD, North Longview [PDF] (but see also this Feb 2007 news item, according to which CP is not used at the high school but only in grades K-8)
Texarkana ISD (Texas) (and see this March 2006 news item)
Tornillo ISD [PDF] (and see this Feb 2007 news report that CP was recently reinstated after having been abandoned)
Victoria ISD [PDF]
Water Valley ISD [PDF]
West Orange-Cove CISD [PDF] (and see also this May 2012 news item -- 102 paddlings in the first 9 months of school year 2011-12)
West Rusk ISD [PDF]
Wharton ISD [PDF]
Whitewright ISD [PDF]
Woden ISD [PDF]
VIRGINIA: private schools
- Greenbriar Christian Academy, Chesapeake [PDF]
This handbook states that in certain situations CP "is scriptural" and is effective in correcting behavior. However, it is "rarely used" and in most cases is carried out by the parent at the school's request. The CP policy is no longer set out in detail (you now have to ask the school office for a copy), but it used to say that CP would not be used if "the student refuses to be spanked in the proper format" or refers to "any physical problem that might be complicated by spanking".
WASHINGTON STATE: private schools
- Maple Valley Christian Elementary School, Renton
This school doesn't detail its punishments, but it says it is guided by the "biblical principles of discipline set forth by" Dr James Dobson, who famously favors CP at this age group.
WISCONSIN: private schools
- Eagle Christian School, Richland Center
Minor offenses, such as chewing gum once, "are not to be disciplined with the paddle". However, if a student receives a "third disciplinary memo", the parents are summoned for a conference, and "a spanking may be administered at this time or any other appropriate time".
The parents are given the opportunity to deliver the spanking themselves, but it must take place on the same day as the offense, on school premises, and be witnessed by a teacher or administrator. If the parent refuses to allow it, the student is expelled. The instrument is a flat board, available in the church office.
There is an unusually high maximum dose of "ten strokes on the behind".
- Faith Christian School, Coleman [PDF]
Application form on which parents must invest authority in the school to use corporal punishment (no details provided).
- Wyldewood Christian School, Oshkosh
Before students will be accepted, parents must sign the "Corporal correction policy". However, the school has written to me to say that the staff do not administer the CP; the parents must agree to do it at home.
WYOMING: public schools
- Campbell County School District, Gillette
At Wright Junior/Senior High, "reasonable corporal discipline" may be used. "Students may be given an option of either swats, detention or other disciplinary measures when deemed appropriate by the building administrator. Swats may be administered to the buttocks and no other part of the body." If the student chooses to be spanked, he or she is asked to contact the parents, or the principal may do so, to inform them of the misconduct and that the student "has elected to receive swats rather than other punishment". Only the principal, assistant principal or designee may deliver the paddling, and another employee must be present as witness.
- Fremont County School District, Riverton
This stipulates that only elementary schools may use corporal punishment; a record must be kept. At the Middle School and the High School, "no paddle or other means of inflicting such punishment shall be retained on school premises".
In fact, none of the four elementary schools mentions CP in the discipline pages of their individual websites, so I suspect this policy may be a dead letter.
- Johnson County School District #1 (covers Buffalo, Kaycee)
CP is for use in extreme cases when other methods have been exhausted. It is applied to the buttocks with -- most unusually -- "open hand, paddle, switch, or like instrument". Typical rules about witnesses and documentation, but nothing about privacy, or parental consent or notification.
- These Wyoming public schools also state that they may use corporal punishment, but give few or no details:
Carbon County School District (covers Encampment, Hanna, Saratoga) [PDF]
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