Rep. Carol Spackman Moss (D)

HB 92 (Physical Restraint in Schools)

Libertas Institute supports this bill.

Current law allows public school teachers to use corporal punishment with parental approval, and physical restraint of a student for damage to property. This bill removes the authority to use corporal punishment and limits the restraint in cases of property damage only to instances in which one's physical safety is at risk.

Libertas Institute supports this bill. Teachers should not be empowered to use coercion against a child unless absolutely necessary—and never as a punishment for a perceived offense.