EarthPilotEnd School Corporal Punishment

Certificate of Recognition

Harris County Department of Education

Texas

On September 22, 2025 this district's board adopted the policy below, ending the use of corporal punishment in its schools.

Corporal Punishment The Board prohibits the use of corporal punishment in the Department. Policy FO(LOCAL) · Read from the district's own published policy on 2026-09-24

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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