§ 6-17-112 - Corporal punishment -- Immunity from liability. - Arkansas Statutes

6-17-112. Corporal punishment -- Immunity from liability.

(a) Teachers and administrators in a school district that authorizes use of corporal punishment in the school district's written student discipline policy shall be immune from any civil liability for administering corporal punishment to students, provided only that the corporal punishment is administered in substantial compliance with the school district's written student discipline policy.

(b) As used in subsection (a) of this section, "teachers and administrators" means those persons employed by a school district and required to have a state-issued certificate as a condition of their employment.