Corporal Punishment

Baldwin County Public School Board Policy, Section 916, states the following:

1. Corporal punishment may be administered after other control measures have been ineffective and after the nature of the offense has been explained to the student.
   
   
2. When necessary to administer corporal punishment, it shall be administered with a paddle or facsimile thereof, to the buttocks and in the presence of another professional.
   
   
3. Corporal punishment may not be administered in the presence of another student.
   
   

If parents do not wish to have corporal punishment administered to their child, a written note from the parent/guardian to the principal of the school must be filed with the local school.