End School Corporal Punishment

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Legal in public schools

At least 123 districts authorized corporal punishment for 2022-23 (Columbia Missourian, April 2023). Cassville R-IV reinstated opt-in paddling in August 2022. 1,133 students in 2021-22; 1,002 in 2023-24. Ban bills have never received a hearing.

The law

RSMo 160.261 (as amended by SBs 681 and 662, 2022) text

Private schools are not covered.

Limits

  • No pupil may be subject to corporal punishment without the parent being notified and providing written permission (opt-in, effective August 28, 2022)
  • Spanking must be administered by certificated personnel in the presence of a district-employee witness to be exempt from the abuse definition (160.261.10)
  • Each board's written discipline policy must state its determination on corporal punishment

Bills

  • HB 2827 (2026), Rep. Jo Doll (D): Require every district policy to prohibit corporal punishment; referred May 15, 2026, no hearing failed record
  • HB 1581 (2024), Rep. Maggie Nurrenbern (D): Require district policies to prohibit corporal punishment; no hearing failed record
  • HB 121 (2023), Rep. Maggie Nurrenbern (D): Require district policies to prohibit corporal punishment; no hearing failed record
  • HB 160 (2023), Rep. Ian Mackey (D): Require district policies to prohibit corporal punishment; no hearing failed record

Sources: 1 2 · verified 2026-09-09

Students struck

YearStudentsBlackBoysWith disabilitiesPer 1,000
2017-182,461577
2021-221,1332209342231.24
2023-241,0021278571611.15

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

Counties

Missouri has 556 school districts in 115 counties. Each district is drawn in the colour of its own policy; hover one for its name and rule, click to jump to its row. Counties show through where no district is recorded yet.
St. Clair McDonald Webster Warren Christian Cooper Laclede Livingston Barton Newton Stone Daviess Scotland Cedar Pettis Benton Douglas Dent Shannon Sullivan Clinton Shelby Washington Adair Pulaski Iron Caldwell Pemiscot Marion DeKalb Franklin Jasper Wright Texas Madison Montgomery Phelps Ray Chariton Miller St. Louis Pike Callaway Ralls Lafayette Maries Osage Mississippi Jackson Camden Scott Carroll Atchison Gentry Buchanan Audrain Johnson Bollinger Carter Boone Perry Lincoln Bates Clay Putnam Schuyler Clark Greene Moniteau Harrison Crawford Howell Cass Reynolds Worth Randolph Nodaway St. Louis Dunklin Monroe Morgan New Madrid Oregon Ste. Genevieve Lewis Stoddard Grundy St. Francois Platte Ozark Taney Wayne Holt Henry Hickory Mercer Polk Knox Macon Dade Linn Lawrence Andrew Howard Dallas Cole Barry Saline St. Charles Ripley Vernon Butler Cape Girardeau Gasconade Jefferson
Mixed: some districts here prohibit it, some permit it (30)A district's policy allows it (17)Parental consent required (17)No written rule found; the district reports using it (24)Every sourced district prohibits it (10)No district recorded yet: state law applies (17)

The map is counties, and most counties hold several districts: green when every recorded district prohibits it, striped when some prohibit and some permit, red when a district permits it. The table below is district by district. Counties take the state's status unless a recorded district differs. Boundaries: US Census Bureau (public domain). District policies with a source link are verified; the rest were carried over from the original map and are being re-checked.

Districts

325 of 556 Missouri districts listed; 324 checked against the district's own policy. The rest are marked not checked: the pre-2026 map carried a status for them with no source, and the first ones re-checked in 2026 were wrong more often than not, so those values are shown only as a note and are not used to colour the map. Help check this state.

"Struck 2023-24" is the district's own figure from its own Civil Rights Data Collection filing, joined by federal district id. A blank means the district is not among the 832 the collection names, which can mean it reported none or that it reported nothing at all — the public-use file does not distinguish the two, so no claim is made either way.

DistrictCountyPaddlingStruck 2023-24PhonesAIHS startSourceVerified
Adrian R-IIIBatesNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
ADVANCE R-IVStoddardAllowspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Albany R-III School DistrictGentryNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-29
ALTENBURG 48PerryProhibits2670 own manual2026-09-25
ALTON R-IVOregonAllowsJGA via crew2026-10-04
Appleton City R-IISt. ClairConsent requiredJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
ARCADIA VALLEY R-IIIronConsent requiredJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
Archie R-VCassNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
Ash Grove R-IVGreeneProhibitsJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
Aurora R-VIIILawrenceProhibitspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Avilla R-XIIIJasperNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
BAKERSFIELD R-IVOzarkAllowspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Ballard R-IIBatesProhibitspolicy found & read2026-10-11
BaylessSt. LouisNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
Belton School District #124CassProhibitsJGA-2 via crew2026-10-04
BERNIE R-XIIIStoddardConsent required2670 via crew2026-10-04
BEVIER C-4MaconProhibits2670 own manual2026-09-25
Billings R-IVChristianNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
Bismarck R-V School DistrictSt. FrancoisAllowspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Blackwater R-IICooperNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
Bloomfield R-XIVStoddardConsent requiredpolicy via crew2026-10-04
Blue Eye R-VStoneProhibitspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Blue Springs R-IVJacksonProhibitspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Bradleyville R-ITaneyConsent required2670 own manual2026-09-25
Branson R-IVTaneyProhibitspolicy found & read2026-10-11
BRAYMER C-4CaldwellProhibits2670 own manual2026-09-25
BrentwoodSt. LouisNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
Bronaugh R-VIIVernonAllows2670 via crew2026-10-04
Brookfield R-IIILinnProhibitsJGA-2 via crew2026-10-04
Brunswick R-II School DistrictCharitonProhibitspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Bucklin R-IILinnProhibitspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Bunker R-IIIReynoldsConsent requiredJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
Butler R-VBatesProhibitspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Cainsville R-IHarrisonNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
Calhoun R-VIIIHenryNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
Callao C-8MaconConsent required2670 own manual2026-09-25
Camdenton R-IIICamdenNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
Cameron R-I School DistrictClintonNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-29
Campbell R-IiCampbellAllowspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Canton R-VLewisNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
Carl Junction R-IJasperProhibitsJGA-2 via crew2026-10-04
Carthage R-IXJasperNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
CARUTHERSVILLE 18PemiscotConsent requiredJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
Cassville R-IV School DistrictBarryConsent requiredJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
Center 58JacksonProhibitsJGA-2 via crew2026-10-04
Centralia R-VIBooneNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
Chadwick R-I School DistrictChristianConsent requiredpolicy via crew2026-10-04
Charleston R-IMississippiConsent requiredJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
Chillicothe R-IILivingstonProhibitsJGA-2 via crew2026-10-04
Clark Co. R-IClarkConsent requiredJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
Clarksburg C-2MoniteauNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
CLARKTON C-4DunklinConsent requiredJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
ClaytonSt. LouisNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
CLEARWATER R-IWayneAllows2670 via crew2026-10-04
Clever R-VChristianAllowsJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
Clinton School DistrictHenryNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-29
Cole Camp R-IBentonConsent requiredpolicy via crew2026-10-04
COLE CO. R-IColeConsent required2670 own manual2026-09-25
COLE CO. R-VColeConsent required2670 own manual2026-09-25
Columbia Public SchoolsBooneProhibitsJGA-2 via crew2026-10-04
Concordia R-IILafayetteProhibitspolicy via crew2026-10-04
COOTER R-IVPemiscotAllowspolicy via crew2026-10-04
CRAWFORD CO. R-ICrawfordProhibits2670 own manual2026-09-25
Crocker R-IIPulaskiConsent requiredJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
Delta C-7PemiscotAllowspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Dent-Phelps R-IIIDentAllowsJGA via crew2026-10-04
Desoto School District 73JeffersonNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-29
Dexter R-XIStoddardAllowspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Diamond R-IVNewtonProhibitspolicy records_request2026-10-13
Doniphan R-IRipleyAllowspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Dora R-IIIOzarkAllowsJGA via crew2026-10-04
Drexel R-IVCassNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
EAST BUCHANAN CO. C-1ClintonProhibits2670 own manual2026-09-25
EAST CARTER CO. R-IICarterAllowspolicy via crew2026-10-04
East Lynne 40CassNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
East Prairie R-IIMississippiAllows2670 via crew2026-10-04
El Dorado Springs R-II School DistrictCedarConsent requiredpolicy via crew2026-10-03
Elsberry R-II School DistrictLincolnAllowspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Eminence R-1ShannonConsent requiredJGA-1 own manual2026-09-25
EMINENCE R-IShannonAllowspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Excelsior Springs 40ClayNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
Exeter R-VIBarryConsent requiredJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
Fair Grove R-XGreeneProhibitsJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
Fairfax R-IIIAtchisonConsent required2670 via crew2026-10-04
Fairview R-XIHowellConsent requiredJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
Fayette R-IIIHowardNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
Festus R-VIJeffersonNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
Fordland R-IIIWebsterConsent requiredJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
Forsyth R-IIITaneyProhibitspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Fort Osage R-IJacksonProhibitspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Fort Zumwalt School DistrictSt. CharlesNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
Fox C-6JeffersonNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
Fredericktown R-IMadisonConsent requiredJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
Gainesville R-VOzarkConsent requiredJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
Galena R-IIStoneNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
Gallatin R-VDaviessNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
GASCONADE C-4LacledeAllows2670 own manual2026-09-25
GASCONADE CO. R-IGasconadeProhibits2670 own manual2026-09-25
Gideon 37New MadridConsent requiredJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
GILLIAM C-4SalineProhibits2670 own manual2026-09-25
Gilman City R-IVHarrisonNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
GLASGOWHowardConsent required2670 own manual2026-09-25
GLENWOOD R-VIIIHowellAllowsJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
Grain Valley R-VJacksonNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
Grandview C-4JacksonNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
Grandview R-IIJeffersonConsent required2670 via crew2026-10-04
Green Forest R-IIDentConsent requiredJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
Green Ridge R-VIIIPettisProhibitspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Greenfield R-IVDadeNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
GREENVILLE R-IIWayneConsent requiredJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
HALFWAY R-IIIPolkAllowsJGA via crew2026-10-04
Hamilton R-IICaldwellNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
Hancock PlaceSt. LouisNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
HARDIN-CENTRAL C-2RayAllows2670 own manual2026-09-25
Harrisburg R-VIIIBooneConsent requiredpolicy records_request2026-10-12
Hartville R-IIWrightProhibitsJGA-2 via crew2026-10-04
HAYTI R-IIPemiscotAllows2670 via crew2026-10-04
HazelwoodSt. LouisProhibitsJGA-2 via crew2026-10-04
Hickman Mills C-1JacksonProhibitspolicy via crew2026-10-04
High Point R-IIIMoniteauNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
Holcomb R-IiiDunklinConsent requiredJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
Holden R-IIIJohnsonProhibitspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Holliday C-2MonroeNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
Hollister R-V SchoolsTaneyConsent requiredJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
HOWELL VALLEY R-IHowellConsent required2670 own manual2026-09-25
Hume R-VIIIBatesNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
Iberia R-VMillerConsent requiredJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
Independence School District 30JacksonProhibitspolicy records_request2026-10-12
Jackson R-IICape GirardeauNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
Jefferson CityColeProhibitspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Jefferson Co. R-VIIJeffersonProhibitsJGA-2 via crew2026-10-04
Jennings School DistrictSt. LouisProhibitsJGA-2 via crew2026-10-04
Joplin SchoolsJasperProhibitsJGA-2 via crew2026-10-04
Junction Hill C-12HowellConsent requiredJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
Kansas City Public SchoolsJacksonProhibitsJGA-2 via crew2026-09-21
Kennett 39DunklinConsent requiredJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
Keytesville R-IIICharitonNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
KINGSTON K-14WashingtonProhibits2670 own manual2026-09-25
Kingsville R-IJohnsonProhibitspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Knob Noster R-VIIIJohnsonProhibitspolicy via crew2026-10-04
La Monte R-IVPettisProhibitspolicy via crew2026-10-04
La Plata R-IIMaconProhibitspolicy via crew2026-10-04
LadueSt. LouisProhibitsJGA-2 via crew2026-10-04
Lakeland R-IIISt. ClairProhibitspolicy records_request2026-10-13
Lamar R-IBartonNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
LAQUEY R-VPulaskiProhibits2670 own manual2026-09-25
Lathrop R-IIClintonProhibitspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Lawson R-XIVRayNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
Lebanon R-IIILacledeProhibitsJGA-2 via crew2026-10-04
Leeton R-XJohnsonProhibitspolicy records_request2026-10-12
Leopold R-IIIBollingerProhibits2670 via crew2026-10-04
Lesterville R-IVReynoldsAllowsJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
Lexington R-VLafayetteProhibitspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Liberal R-IIBartonConsent requiredJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
Liberty 53ClayNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
Licking R-VIII School DistrictTexasNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-29
Lindbergh SchoolsSt. LouisNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
LINN CO. R-ILinnProhibits2670 own manual2026-09-25
Lockwood R-IDadeAllowsJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
Logan-Rogersville R-VIIIWebsterProhibitsJGA-2 via crew2026-10-04
Lone Jack C-6JacksonNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
Lonedell R-14FranklinConsent requiredpolicy via crew2026-10-04
Lutie R-VIOzarkNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
MACKS CREEK R-VCamdenProhibits2670 own manual2026-09-25
MACON CO. R-IMaconProhibits2670 own manual2026-09-25
Madison C-3 School DistrictMonroeNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-29
Malden R-IMaldenAllowsJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
Mansfield R-IVWrightNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
Maplewood Richmond HeightsSt. LouisProhibitsJGA-2 via crew2026-10-04
Marion C. Early R-VPolkConsent requiredJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
Marquand-Zion R-VIMadisonAllowspolicy found & read2026-09-25
MarshallSalineProhibitspolicy found & read2026-09-25
Marshfield R-IWebsterConsent requiredpolicy via crew2026-10-04
Maryville R-IINodawayProhibitsJGA-2 via crew2026-10-04
McDonald Co. R-IMcDonaldAllowspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Meadow Heights R-IIBollingerConsent requiredJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
Mehlville R-IXSt. LouisProhibitsJGA-2 via crew2026-10-04
Meramec Valley R-IIIFranklinNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
Mexico 59AudrainNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
Mid-Buchanan Co. R-VBuchananProhibitsJGA-2 via crew2026-10-04
Midway R-ICassProhibitspolicy records_request2026-10-13
MILAN C-2SullivanConsent required2670 own manual2026-09-25
Moberly School DistrictRandolphProhibitsJGA-2 via crew2026-10-04
MONROE CITY R-IMonroeConsent required2670 own manual2026-09-25
Mt. Vernon R-VLawrenceProhibitsJGA-2 via crew2026-10-04
Mtn View-Birch Tree R-IIIHowellConsent requiredJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
NAYLOR R-IIRipleyConsent requiredpolicy via crew2026-10-04
NEELYVILLE R-IVButlerConsent requiredJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
Nell Holcomb R-IV School DistrictCape GirardeauNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-29
Neosho School DistrictNewtonAllowspolicy found & read2026-09-25
Nevada R-VVernonProhibitsJGA-2 via crew2026-10-04
New Bloomfield R-IIICallawayProhibitspolicy via crew2026-10-04
New Franklin R-I School DistrictHowardNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-29
New Haven School DistrictFranklinAllowspolicy via crew2026-10-04
New Madrid Co. R-INew MadridConsent requiredJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
New York R-IVCaldwellProhibitspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Newburg R-IIPhelpsNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
Newtown-Harris R-IIISullivanConsent requiredpolicy records_request2026-10-12
Nixa Public SchoolsChristianProhibitsJGA via crew2026-10-04
Normandy Schools CollaborativeSt. LouisProhibitsJGA-2 via crew2026-10-04
North Harrison R-IIIHarrisonNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
NORTH PEMISCOT CO. R-IPemiscotAllows2670 own manual2026-09-25
NORTHEAST NODAWAY CO. R-VNodawayProhibits2670 own manual2026-09-25
NORTHEAST VERNON CO. R-IVernonConsent required2670 own manual2026-09-25
Northwestern R-ICharitonNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
NORWOOD R-IWrightConsent requiredpolicy via crew2026-10-04
Oak Grove R-VIJacksonNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
Oak Ridge R-VICape GirardeauConsent requiredJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
Odessa R-VIILafayetteProhibitspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Oran R-IIIScottAllowspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Oregon-Howell R-IIIOregonConsent requiredJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
Orrick R-XIRayProhibitspolicy via crew2026-10-04
OSAGE CO. R-IOsageConsent required2670 own manual2026-09-25
OSBORN R-ODeKalbProhibits2670 own manual2026-09-25
OsceolaSt. ClairNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
Ozark R-VIChristianAllowsJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
Paris R-II School DistrictMonroeNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-29
Park HillPlatteNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
Pattonsburg R-IIDaviessNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
Pattonville R-IIISt. LouisNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
PERRY CO. 32PerryAllows2670 own manual2026-09-25
PETTIS CO. R-VPettisProhibits2670 own manual2026-09-25
Pierce City R-VILawrenceProhibitspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Pike Co. R-III (Clopton)PikeProhibitsJGA-2 via crew2026-10-04
Pilot Grove C-4CooperNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
Plato R-VTexasConsent required2670 own manual2026-09-25
Pleasant Hill R-IIICassNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
Pleasant Hope R-VIPolkProhibitspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Pleasant View R-VI School DistrictGrundyProhibitspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Polo R-VII School DistrictCaldwellProhibitspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Poplar Bluff R-IButlerNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
PortagevillePortagevilleAllows2670 via crew2026-10-04
Potosi R-IIIWashingtonProhibitspolicy via crew2026-10-04
PRAIRIE HOME R-VCooperProhibits2670 own manual2026-09-25
Princeton R-VMercerAllows2670 own manual2026-09-25
PUXICO R-VIIIStoddardConsent required2670 via crew2026-10-04
Raymore-Peculiar R-II School DistrictCassProhibitspolicy records_request2026-10-13
Raytown C-2JacksonProhibitsJGA-2 via crew2026-10-04
Reeds Spring R-IVStoneProhibitspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Renick R-VRandolphProhibitspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Republic R-IIIGreeneProhibitspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Rich Hill R-IVBatesNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
RICHARDS R-VHowellConsent requiredJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
Richland R-IStoddardAllows2610 via crew2026-10-04
Richland R-IVPulaskiNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
Richmond R-XVIRayNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
RICHWOODS R-VIIWashingtonConsent requiredJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
RIDGEWAY R-VHarrisonProhibits2670 own manual2026-09-25
Ripley Co. R-IIIRipleyAllowsJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
Risco R-IINew MadridConsent requiredJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
RitenourSt. LouisProhibitsJGA via crew2026-10-04
Riverview GardensSt. LouisProhibitsJGA-2 via crew2026-10-04
Rock Port R-IIAtchisonProhibitspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Rockwood R-VI School DistrictSt. LouisNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-29
Rolla 31PhelpsNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
Roscoe C-1 School DistrictSt. ClairConsent requiredpolicy via crew2026-10-04
Salisbury R-IVCharitonNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
SANTA FE R-XLafayetteConsent required2670 own manual2026-09-25
Savannah R-IIIAndrewNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
School of the OsageMillerProhibitsJGA-2 via crew2026-10-04
SCOTT CITY R-IScottAllows2670 own manual2026-09-25
SCOTT CO. CENTRALScottAllowspolicy via crew2026-10-04
SCOTT CO. R-IVScottConsent required2670 via crew2026-10-04
Senath-Hornersville C-8SenathAllows2670 via crew2026-10-04
Seneca R-7 School DistrictNewtonConsent requiredJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
Shawnee R-III School DistrictHenryNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-29
Sheldon R-VIIIVernonAllowspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Sikeston R-6ScottProhibits2670 own manual2026-09-25
SILEX R-ILincolnProhibits2670 own manual2026-09-25
Skyline R-II School DistrictHickoryAllowspolicy via crew2026-10-03
Slater School DistrictSalineNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-29
South Iron Co. R-IIronConsent requiredJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
South Pemiscot Co. R-VSteeleConsent required52JGA-1 own manual2026-09-20
Southern Reynolds Co. R-IIReynoldsConsent requiredJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
Southland C-9DunklinConsent requiredpolicy via crew2026-10-04
Southwest R-V School DistrictMcDonaldConsent requiredJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
Spokane R-VIIChristianProhibitspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Springfield Public SchoolsGreeneNot checked
old map said bans
none yet
Springfield R12GreeneProhibitsJGA-2 via crew2026-10-04
St. Clair R-XIIIFranklinConsent requiredpolicy records_request2026-10-13
ST. JAMES R-IPhelpsConsent required2670 own manual2026-09-25
St. Joseph School DistrictBuchananNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-29
St. Louis Public SchoolsSt. Louis CityProhibits5144.1 via crew2026-10-04
Stanberry R-IIGentryConsent requiredP 2670 records_request2026-10-13
Steelville R-IIICrawfordProhibitspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Stockton R-I School DistrictCedarProhibitspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Stoutland R-IICamdenProhibitspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Strafford R-VIGreeneProhibitsJGA-2 via crew2026-10-05
Strasburg C-3CassProhibitspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Sturgeon R-VBooneConsent requiredpolicy via crew2026-10-04
Success R-VITexasNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
SullivanFranklinProhibitspolicy via crew2026-10-04
SUMMERSVILLE R-IITexasConsent requiredJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
Sweet Springs R-VIISalineProhibitspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Taneyville R-IITaneyProhibitspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Tarkio R-IAtchisonProhibits2670 own manual2026-09-25
Thayer R-IIOregonConsent requiredJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
Tina-Avalon R-II School DistrictCarrollConsent requiredP 2670 records_request2026-10-15
Tipton R-VIMoniteauProhibitsJGA-2 via crew2026-10-04
Trenton R-IXGrundyProhibitspolicy via crew2026-10-04
TWIN RIVERS R-XButlerConsent required2670 via crew2026-10-04
Union R-XIFranklinNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
Union Star R-IIDeKalbAllowspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Valley R-VI School DistrictWashingtonNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-29
Van Buren R-ICarterProhibitsJGA-2 via crew2026-10-04
Van-Far R-IAudrainConsent requiredJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
Verona R-VIILawrenceNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
Walnut Grove R-VGreeneNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
Warrensburg R-VIJohnsonProhibitspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Warsaw R-IXBentonProhibitspolicy via crew2026-10-04
WashingtonFranklinNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
Waynesville R-VIPulaskiProhibitsJGA-2 records_request2026-10-15
Webb City R-VIIJasperConsent requiredpolicy via crew2026-10-04
Webster GrovesSt. LouisProhibitsJGA-2 via crew2026-10-04
Wellington-Napoleon R-IXLafayetteProhibitspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Wentzville R-IVSt. CharlesNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
WEST NODAWAY CO. R-INodawayConsent required2670 own manual2026-09-25
West Plains R-VIIHowellConsent requiredJGA-1 via crew2026-10-04
WESTVIEW C-6NewtonAllowspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Wheatland R-IIHickoryAllowspolicy via crew2026-10-04
Wheaton R-IIIBarryNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
Willard R-IIGreeneNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
Winfield R-IVLincolnNo written rulepolicy found & read2026-09-26
WOODLAND R-IVBollingerAllowspolicy via crew2026-10-04
ZALMA R-VBollingerConsent requiredpolicy via crew2026-10-04

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