GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

S	1 

SENATE BILL 798

Short Title:  Corporal Punishment Policy.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senators Lee; Martin of Guilford and Tally.
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Referred to:  Education.
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April 24, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO ALLOW LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS TO DEVELOP POLICIES REGARDING CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IN THEIR SCHOOLS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 115C-390 reads as rewritten:
"§ 115C-390. School personnel may use reasonable force.
Principals, teachers, substitute teachers, voluntary teachers, and teacher assistants and student teachers in the public schools of this State may use reasonable force in the exercise of lawful authority to restrain pupils and maintain order. "
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1991, and applies to all school years beginning with the 1991-92 school year.