EarthPilotEnd School Corporal Punishment

Certificate of Recognition

Columbia Public Schools

Missouri

On July 13, 2026 this district's board adopted the policy below, ending the use of corporal punishment in its schools.

No person employed by or volunteering on behalf of the district shall administer corporal punishment or cause corporal punishment to be administered upon a student attending district schools. Policy JGA-2 · Read from the district's own published policy on 2026-10-04

Issued by EarthPilot, an independent project that keeps a public record of which United States school districts permit corporal punishment. This is recognition, not an accreditation, and it is granted on the district's own published policy, which anyone can check: the policy as read. If any of it is wrong, write to us and we will correct the public record.

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