Gulfport School District
Mississippi
This district's board prohibits corporal punishment in its schools.
Because the use of corporal punishment to control the behavior of students in school has been demonstrated to be generally ineffective and has fallen into disrepute in recent years in the national culture, the Board of Trustees herewith directs that effective July 1, 1991, corporal punishment (paddling, other physical contact style of punishment, or any other form of punishment that generates intentional physical pain) will be and has been excluded from utilization by school personnel in the Gulfport School District for purposes of correcting impermissible student behaviors. Policy JDA · Read from the district's own published policy on 2026-10-04