[§302A-1141] Punishment of pupils limited. [Section effective until July 31, 2016. For section effective August 1, 2016, see below.] No physical punishment of any kind may be inflicted upon any pupil, but reasonable force may be used by a teacher in order to restrain a pupil in attendance at school from hurting oneself or any other person or property, and reasonable force may be used as defined in section 703-309(2) by a principal or the principal's agent only with another teacher present and out of the presence of any other student but only for the purposes outlined in section 703-309(2)(a). [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2]
§302A-1141 Punishment of pupils limited. [Section effective August 1, 2016. For section effective until July 31, 2016, see above.] No physical punishment of any kind may be inflicted upon any pupil, except as provided for under sections 302A-1141.4 and 703-309(2). [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2; am L 2014, c 206, §3]
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Use of restraint in public schools; reports to 2015-2016 legislature; update prior to 2017 legislative session. L 2014, c 206, §§4, 5.
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