End School Corporal Punishment

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New Jersey

Prohibited in public schools since 1867

First state to ban. Banned in both public and private schools

The law

N.J. Stat. Ann. § 18A:6-1 (L.1967, c.271) text

Sources: 1 · verified 2026-10-12

Students struck

YearStudentsBlackBoysWith disabilitiesPer 1,000
2023-2438028622089

US Department of Education Civil Rights Data Collection. Students, not incidents; 2023-24 computed by this project from the raw file. The 2023-24 New Jersey figure is an evident district reporting error.

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