Posted: 8/15/2004 10:30:49 AM EDT
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Kindness To Children Index (In State Regulated Child Care Programs/Schools)   Just surfing around with state laws and found it. Thought it was interesting... CORPORAL PUNISHMENT-STATE STATUTE ANALYSIS SPECIFICALLY ALLOWS FOR SPANKING - The terms spanking (or paddling/switching) are used to permit these forms of corporal punishment, if administered in a reasonable manner: California Mississippi Missouri Nevada Oklahoma REASONABLE AND NECESSARY STANDARD IMPOSED - Reasonable physical force is permitted when, and to the extent believed necessary, to maintain discipline: Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas Colorado Connecticut Indiana Louisiana Main Mississippi Montana New Hampshire Oregon South Dakota Texas Wisconsin AGE AND CONDITION OF THE CHILD MUST BE CONSIDERED - Corporal punishment will be evaluated in light of the age and the condition of the child: Arkansas Delaware Hawaii Maryland Washington SPECIFIC ACTS ARE LISTED THAT WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS LAWFUL IF INFLICTED AS PART OF CORPORAL PUNISHMENT: Arkansas Delaware Florida Montana Washington Wyoming THE USE OF CRUEL OR INHUMAN CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IS PROHIBITED: California Connecticut Idaho Kansas Kentucky Minnesota Nebraska New Mexico North Carolina Ohio South Dakota EXCESSIVE CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IS NOT ALLOWED - Acts are prohibited when they are excessive under the circumstances: District of Columbia Illinois Nevada New Jersey New York North Dakota Ohio Rhode Island South Carolina West Virginia Wyoming "NO PHYSICAL INJURY" or "NO SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF PHYSICAL INJURY" LIMITATION IS PLACECD ON THE USE OF CORPORAL PUNISHMENT: Georgia Iowa NO SERIOUS or SUBSTANTIAL BODILY INJURY LIMITATION IS PLACED ON THE USE OF CORPORAL PUNISHMENT - Does not specifically prohibit physical injury through corporal punishment, but just a serious injury: Californai Colorado Hawaii Kentucky Maine Missouri Nebraska New Hampshire North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee Utah Wisconsin "NON-DEADLY FORCE" LIMITATION IS PLACED ON THE USE OF CORPORAL PUNISHMENT - Does not specifically prohibit corporal punishment, even where it results in an injury or serious injury to the child, as long as deadly force was not utilized: Alaska New York Texas Prepared by: American Bar Association, Center on Children and the Law Howard Davidson, Director 740 15th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005 |