End School Corporal Punishment

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Idaho

Prohibited in public schools since 2023

Signed April 3, 2023, effective July 1, 2023. Bundled with restraint and seclusion limits; private schools removed by Senate amendment. House 45-22, Senate 21-12.

The law

Idaho Code § 33-1224 (H.B. 281, 2023, ch. 246) 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.

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