No. HB 109
Filed under Education.
Corporal Punishment; Prohibits school district employees from using corporal punishment on public school students.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDStarting July 1, 2026, no school district employee may use corporal punishment on a public school student. This applies to every public school in Florida.
The bill removes the existing legal framework that allowed school boards to authorize corporal punishment. Boards can no longer adopt policies permitting it, even with parental consent.
Teachers, principals, and other staff lose the specific authority to administer physical discipline. They must rely on other behavioral management tools instead.
The change is absolute. There are no exceptions for specific offenses, parental requests, or district-level policy choices.
AICreates a mandatory prohibition against school district employees using corporal punishment on public school students.
AIDeletes the statutory authority for teachers to administer corporal punishment, eliminating the legal basis for its use in classrooms.
AIDeletes the provision allowing district school boards to prohibit corporal punishment, removing the local option to ban it via policy.
AIDeletes the requirement that student codes of conduct include procedures for corporal punishment.
AIDeletes the administration of corporal punishment from the list of duties assigned to school principals.