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Statutes > Minnesota > 120-129B > 121A > 121A_58121A.58 CORPORAL PUNISHMENT.
Subdivision 1.Definition.
For the purpose of this section, "corporal punishment" means conduct involving:
(1) hitting or spanking a person with or without an object; or
(2) unreasonable physical force that causes bodily harm or substantial emotional harm.
Subd. 2.Corporal punishment not allowed.
An employee or agent of a district shall not inflict corporal punishment or cause corporal punishment to be inflicted upon a pupil to reform unacceptable conduct or as a penalty for unacceptable conduct.
Subd. 3.Violation.
Conduct that violates subdivision 2 is not a crime under section 645.241, but may be a crime under chapter 609 if the conduct violates a provision of chapter 609.
History:
1989 c 114 s 1; 1990 c 382 s 1; 1998 c 397 art 9 s 20,26
