§ 49-6-4401. Students Accountable for Conduct

Every teacher in the special school district created by § 37-5-119 is authorized to hold every juvenile pupil strictly accountable for any disorderly conduct in school.

§ 49-6-4402. Corporal Punishment

The chief administrative officer, or the chief administrative officer’s designee, of any institution in which the schools are located, may use corporal punishment in a reasonable manner and in accordance with this part against any pupil for good cause in order to maintain discipline and order within such schools. Corporal punishment may be administered only […]

§ 49-6-4403. Rules and Regulations

The department of children’s services shall adopt rules and regulations that specifically designate the method of imposing corporal punishment and the circumstances that warrant corporal punishment in the schools within its special school district. The rules and regulations shall provide for only corporal punishment that is reasonably necessary for the proper education of the pupil. […]

§ 49-6-4404. Physical Examination of Student — Student’s Remedies

Within forty-eight (48) hours of the imposition of corporal punishment within the special school district, the pupil shall have the right to be examined by a physician to determine if the punishment was excessive. In any case in which the punishment is excessive, the pupil shall have the same civil and criminal remedies as any […]