AZ SB1349

Requires school districts and charter schools that allow corporal punishment to review their policy at a public meeting within one year of the bill's effective date and vote to retain, revoke, or modify the policy.

Defines "corporal punishment" as inflicting or causing physical pain on a student as a means of discipline.

Exempts from the definition of corporal punishment: incidental or minor physical contact to maintain order, reasonable force to stop disturbances or prevent self-harm, force for self-defense or defense of others, and force to obtain weapons or dangerous objects.

Clarifies that the corporal punishment definition does not include physical pain or injury resulting from participation in sports, physical education, or extracurricular activities.