Policies » Section J: Students » JKA: Corporal Punishment

Policy Date: 12/02/2010

CSD File: JKA
CANDIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT

Corporal punishment being defined as inflicting physical harm upon a student in order to punish him/her for misconduct.

No teacher, administrator, student, or other person will subject a student to corporal punishment or condone the use of corporal punishment by any person under his/her supervision.

Provisions for the use of physical restraint, medical restraint and/or mechanical restraint are established in Board Policy JKAA.

Legal Reference: RSA 627:6, II.

Adopted: November 9, 1976
Adopted: June 7, 2001
Adopted: October 2, 2003
Revised: December 2, 2010