MO SB827

Prohibits all public school districts and private schools from using corporal punishment or spanking to discipline students, eliminating previous allowances for certificated personnel administering spanking with a witness present.

Requires each school district to establish a written discipline policy distributed to pupils and parents at the beginning of each school year, including approved methods for handling school violence and disciplining students with disabilities.

Mandates school administrators report specific serious crimes and acts of school violence to law enforcement within a reasonable timeframe, including murder, assault, rape, weapons possession, and drug distribution.

Establishes a 1,000-foot suspension zone restricting suspended students from school property with limited exceptions for parental supervision, alternative schools, or student residences.

Creates a new private school statute (160.274) explicitly prohibiting corporal punishment and spanking in private schools, with use of reasonable force to protect persons or property remaining permissible under established district policy.