Corporal punishment is any act of physical force upon a student for the purpose of punishing that student. Corporal punishment of any student by any district employee is strictly forbidden.
Corporal punishment does not include the use of physical restraint to protect the student, another student, teacher or any other person from physical injury, when alternative procedures and methods not involving the use of physical restraint cannot reasonably be employed to achieve these purposes.
Physical restraint will not be used to prevent property damage, except in situations where there is imminent danger of serious physical harm to the student or others, and the student has not responded to positive, proactive intervention strategies.
The authorized use of timeout and physical restraint is addressed in policy 4321.12.
Ref: Rules of the Board of Regents §19.5
8 NYCRR §100.2(l)(3)
Adoption date: May 27, 1997
Reviewed: May 22, 2017
Revised: January 8, 2024