Can corporal punishment be applied without notification to the parents?
Each school district has a Student Code of Conduct that describes the policy decisions that the district’s board has made regarding student discipline. While there are state minimums under Chapter 37 of the Texas Education Code, a District is generally free to determine what punishments it will utilize.
Related Questions
- If parents are forced to give up using corporal punishment, won’t children end up spoilt and undisciplined, with no respect for anyone or anything?
- Doesn’t criminalising corporal punishment mean that thousands of parents will be prosecuted and many more children will be placed in state care?
- Can corporal punishment be applied without notification to the parents?
