SB139: AN ACT relating to corporal punishment in schools.

Legislative Summary

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define "corporal punishment"; prohibit a person employed by a school district from using corporal punishment; amend KRS 158.444 to remove corporal punishment as a form of discipline in a school; amend KRS 503.110 to remove the exception that permitted the use of physical force by a teacher against a minor.