AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-11-57, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IN PUBLIC AND CHARTER SCHOOLS; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY EMPLOYEE WHO VIOLATES THE CORPORAL PUNISHMENT PROHIBITION SHALL BE HELD LIABLE FOR CIVIL DAMAGES SUFFERED BY A STUDENT AS A RESULT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF CORPORAL PUNISHMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 37-11-57