Punishment

TALLAHASSEE, FL—A bill banning corporal punishment for students with disabilities passed the House Education Quality Subcommittee unanimously, surprising residents and representatives alike in that corporal punishment still exists within some public schools. "While most counties have banned the practice, corporal punishment is still allowed in 19 counties in Florida," HB 439's sponsor, Democratic Rep. Katherine […]

Tallahassee, Fl- Florida Representative Katherine Waldron (D) has filed a bill to modify Florida’s statutes regulating corporal punishment in schools. Aside from statutory changes, HB 439 would end current exemptions for Charter schools and subject them to the same corporal punishment guidelines public schools are subject to.  Corporal punishment laws are governed by Section 1003.32(1)(k) […]