AZ SB1457

School districts and charter schools that allow corporal punishment must review their policies at a public meeting within one year of the effective date and vote to retain, revoke, or modify the policy.

The bill defines "corporal punishment" as inflicting or causing physical pain on a pupil as a means of discipline.

Corporal punishment does not include incidental, minor, or reasonable physical contact to maintain order; reasonable force to quell disturbances, prevent self-harm, defend others, or obtain weapons or controlled substances; or pain from interscholastic sports, physical education, or extracurricular activities.

School personnel may continue using reasonable and necessary force for safety and discipline purposes that fall within the defined exceptions to corporal punishment.