End School Corporal Punishment

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Pennsylvania

Prohibited in public schools since 2005

Banned by State Board of Education regulation, 22 Pa. Code § 12.5(a), not by statute.

The law

22 Pa. Code § 12.5(a) (State Board of Education regulation) text

Sources: 1 · verified 2026-10-12

Students struck

No students reported in the federal collections since 2017-18.

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