End School Corporal Punishment

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Illinois

Prohibited in public schools since 1994

Public-school ban dates to the mid-1990s (reported). HB 4175 (Rep. Margaret Croke) extended it to nonpublic schools; signed August 9, 2024, effective January 1, 2025.

The law

105 ILCS 5/24-24 (public) and 5/22-100 (all schools, P.A. 103-0806) text

Private schools are also covered.

Sources: 1 2 · verified 2026-10-12

Students struck

YearStudentsBlackBoysWith disabilitiesPer 1,000
2017-18202

US Department of Education Civil Rights Data Collection. Students, not incidents; 2023-24 computed by this project from the raw file.

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