MO HB624

Prohibits corporal punishment from being administered in any public school district in Missouri.

Requires local school boards to establish written discipline policies that address the district's determination on corporal punishment and related procedures, distributed to pupils and parents annually.

Removes provisions that previously allowed spanking by certificated personnel in the presence of a witness and exempted such spanking from child abuse investigations.

Maintains existing requirements for school administrators to report acts of school violence and specified crimes to law enforcement and teachers, with consequences for suspended or expelled students.

Retains provisions allowing reasonable force to protect persons or property when administered by school personnel in accordance with written discipline policies.