2005 Minnesota Statutes

     121A.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. 

    HIST: 1989 c 114 s 1; 1990 c 382 s 1; 1998 c 397 art 9 s 20,26