End School Corporal Punishment

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Colorado

Prohibited in public schools since 2023

Signed and effective April 20, 2023; covers public schools including charters and licensed child care, not private schools. Before the law, 154 of 178 districts already prohibited it. House 48-16, Senate 32-0.

The law

C.R.S. § 22-1-140 (HB23-1191) text

Private schools are not covered.

Sources: 1 2 · verified 2026-10-12

Students struck

No students reported in the federal collections since 2017-18.

In the news

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