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Senate Advances Bill Limiting Corporal Punishment and Defining Permissible Restraint in Schools
Summary
The Utah Senate advanced SB32, which restricts corporal punishment and defines when reasonable and necessary physical restraint is allowed, placing the bill on the third‑reading calendar after adopting a special‑education exemption. Final placement vote was 24–2 with 3 absent.
The Utah Senate advanced Senate Bill 32, a measure to limit corporal punishment in schools and set statewide guidelines for the reasonable use of physical restraint. Senators adopted an amendment to exempt individualized special‑education restraint and aversive therapy administered under an Individualized Education Program (IEP) and federal/state/local guidelines.
Senator Steele, sponsor of SB32, said the bill "restricts the use of force upon students" and provides exceptions where restraint is necessary — for example, to obtain a dangerous object, protect a child or others from physical harm, or remove a violent child from a dangerous situation. Steele emphasized that the bill seeks to clarify what is acceptable and to…
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