End School Corporal Punishment

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Maryland

Prohibited in public schools since 1993

Nonpublic-school ban effective July 1, 2023, through the State Board's certificate of approval; schools operated by a bona fide church organization are exempt from the certificate requirement.

The law

Md. Educ. § 7-306(b) (public); § 2-206(e)(3)(ii) (nonpublic, HB 185, 2023 ch. 671) text

Private schools are also 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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