No Hitting: Effects of a Ban on Corporal Punishment for Students With Disabilities
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
Published online on February 13, 2026
Abstract
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, Ahead of Print.
Fifteen states allow corporal punishment in public schools, which occurred nearly 100,000 times in 2017–2018, disproportionately involving students with disabilities (SWDs). While Southern legislatures have rejected multiple attempts to ban the practice ...
Fifteen states allow corporal punishment in public schools, which occurred nearly 100,000 times in 2017–2018, disproportionately involving students with disabilities (SWDs). While Southern legislatures have rejected multiple attempts to ban the practice ...