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Senate committee narrows corporal‑punishment ban to exclude certain students with severe disabilities
Senate Education Committee · March 13, 2019
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Summary
Senator Elliott’s revised corporal‑punishment bill narrowly prohibits paddling for specified groups (nonambulatory, nonverbal, autistic, intellectually disabled) and passed after debate over definitions and safeguards.
The Senate Education Committee passed a narrowed version of a corporal‑punishment bill that prohibits physical strikes (paddling) for students who are nonambulatory, nonverbal, autistic, or have other specified severe disabilities.
Senator Elliott, sponsor of the measure, acknowledged the bill is narrower than…
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