# Ark. Code Ann. § 6-17-112: Corporal punishment - Immunity from liability - Definition

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ark. Code Ann. § 6-17-112
- **Heading:** Corporal punishment - Immunity from liability - Definition
- **Jurisdiction:** Arkansas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 17 / Subchapter 1 / Section 6-17-112

## Text

(a) (1) Except as provided under subdivision (a)(2) of this section, teachers and administrators in a school district that authorizes use of corporal punishment in the school district's written student discipline policy shall be immune from any civil liability for administering corporal punishment to students, provided only that the corporal punishment is administered in substantial compliance with the school district's written student discipline policy. (2) A teacher or administrator in a school district that authorizes use of corporal punishment in the school district's written student discipline policy is not immune from civil liability under subdivision (a)(1) of this section if the teacher or administrator uses corporal punishment on a child who is intellectually disabled, nonambulatory, nonverbal, or autistic. (b) As used in subsection (a) of this section, "teachers and administrators" means those persons employed by a school district and required to have a state-issued license as a condition of their employment. Amended by Act 2019, No. 557,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019. Acts 1994 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 51, §§ 3, 5; 2011, No. 989, § 25.

(a) (1) Except as provided under subdivision (a)(2) of this section, teachers and administrators in a school district that authorizes use of corporal punishment in the school district's written student discipline policy shall be immune from any civil liability for administering corporal punishment to students, provided only that the corporal punishment is administered in substantial compliance with the school district's written student discipline policy. (2) A teacher or administrator in a school district that authorizes use of corporal punishment in the school district's written student discipline policy is not immune from civil liability under subdivision (a)(1) of this section if the teacher or administrator uses corporal punishment on a child who is intellectually disabled, nonambulatory, nonverbal, or autistic.

(1) Except as provided under subdivision (a)(2) of this section, teachers and administrators in a school district that authorizes use of corporal punishment in the school district's written student discipline policy shall be immune from any civil liability for administering corporal punishment to students, provided only that the corporal punishment is administered in substantial compliance with the school district's written student discipline policy.

(2) A teacher or administrator in a school district that authorizes use of corporal punishment in the school district's written student discipline policy is not immune from civil liability under subdivision (a)(1) of this section if the teacher or administrator uses corporal punishment on a child who is intellectually disabled, nonambulatory, nonverbal, or autistic.

(b) As used in subsection (a) of this section, "teachers and administrators" means those persons employed by a school district and required to have a state-issued license as a condition of their employment.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 557,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.

Acts 1994 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 51, §§ 3, 5; 2011, No. 989, § 25.

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