O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 20-2-730 (2019)

Policies and regulations on use of corporal punishment

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)

Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.

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All area, county, and independent boards of education shall be authorized to determine and adopt policies and regulations relating to the use of corporal punishment by school principals and teachers employed by such boards. Reporting of child abuse, § 19-7-5.

History

Ga. L. 1964, p. 673, § 1.

Annotations

Cross references. Cruelty to children, T. 16, C. 5, A. 5.

RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. 68 Am. Jur. 2d, Schools, §§ 314 et seq., 321. C.J.S. 78A C.J.S., Schools and School Districts, §§ 1089, 1090. ALR. Personal liability of school authorities for dismissal or suspension of pupil, 42 A.L.R. 763. Teacher’s civil liability for administer-

ing corporal punishment to pupil, 43 A.L.R.2d 469. Criminal liability for excessive or improper punishment inflicted on child by parent, teacher, or one in loco parentis, 89 A.L.R.2d 396. Right to discipline pupil for conduct away from school grounds or not immediately connected with school activities, 53 A.L.R.3d 1124.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 10 cases, 1985–2013 · leading case: Daniels v. Gordon, 503 S.E.2d 72 (Ga. Ct. App. 1998).

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Daniels v. Gordon, 503 S.E.2d 72 (Ga. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 6× “Daniels maintained, inter alia, that Haigler’s actions constituted a violation of Georgia law governing corporal punishment, OCGA § 20-2-730 et seq. Daniels also averred in his complaint that Gordon was “charged with the responsibility for disseminating school rules *812 and…”

Fulton Cnty. Bd. of Educ. v. D. R. H., 752 S.E.2d 103 (Ga. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 6× “OCGA §§ 15-11-47 (a) (3); 15-11-2 (10) (“ ‘Juvenile court intake officer’ means the juvenile court judge, associate juvenile court judge, court service worker, or person employed as a juvenile probation or intake officer designated by the juvenile court judge or, where there is…”

Griswold v. Collins, 734 S.E.2d 425 (Ga. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 4× “The trial court granted summary judgment to Collins, concluding that she was immune from suit and that her alleged acts did not amount to corporal punishment under OCGA § 20-2-730 et seq. (the basis of Griswold’s negligence per se claim).”

Buchheit v. Stinson, 579 S.E.2d 853 (Ga. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “Based on this evidence, this court found that the teacher’s actions did not amount to corporal punishment and that the requirements for inflicting corporal punishment under OCGA § 20-2-730 et seq. did not apply. 1 In this case, based on the evidence presented at the hearing, we…”

Maddox v. Boutwell, 336 S.E.2d 599 (Ga. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 2× “Corporal punishment in Georgia schools is provided for by OCGA § 20-2-730 et seq. In § 20-2-731, it is provided that school boards may authorize the administration of corporal punishment by the adoption of written policies and that such authority is subject to certain…”

Crews v. McQueen, 385 S.E.2d 712 (Ga. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 2× “"Corporal punishment in Georgia schools is provided for by OCGA § 20-2-730 et seq. In § 20-2-731, it is provided that school boards may authorize the administration of corporal punishment by the adoption of written policies and that such authority is subject to certain…”

Pennsylvania Millers Mut. Insurane. Co. v. Crews, 361 S.E.2d 657 (Ga. Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 4× “Corporal punishment in Georgia schools is authorized by OCGA § 20-2-730 et seq., subject to certain specified limitations and procedures.”

Mathis v. Berrien Cnty. Sch. Dist., 378 S.E.2d 505 (Ga. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 2× “See OCGA § 20-2-730 et seq. In support of their contention that the evidence in this case authorized the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in their favor, the appellee-defendants rely on this court’s decision in Maddox v.”

Fulton Cnty. Bd. of Educ. v. D. R. H. (Ga. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 6× “30 OCGA § 20-2-730 et seq. 31 OCGA § 20-2-756 (emphasis supplied).”

Idris Griswold v. Audrey Collins (Ga. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “The trial court granted summary judgment to Collins, concluding that she was immune from suit and that her alleged acts did not amount to corporal punishment under OCGA § 20-2-730 et seq. (the basis of Griswold’s negligence per se claim).”

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