‘No place in our educational system’: OK Senate passes bill prohibiting the use of corporal punishment on students with disabilities

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‘No place in our educational system’: OK Senate passes bill prohibiting the use of corporal punishment on students with disabilities

House Bill 1028, co-authored by Representative John Talley (R-Stillwater) and Senator Dave Rader (R-Tulsa), states, "School district personnel shall be prohibited from using corporal punishment on students identified with the most significant cognitive disabilities according to criteria established by the State Department of Education unless addressed in an annual individualized education program (IEP) developed in accordance with the Individuals