The following table lists the states allowing corporal punishment in schools according to state name and the number of students hit.

States Allowing Corporal Punishment

State Number of

students hit Percent of

total students Alabama 33,716 4.5% Arizona 16 (1) Arkansas 22,314 4.7 Colorado 8 (1) Florida 7,185 0.3 Georgia 18,249 1.1 Idaho 111 0.4 Indiana 577 0.5 Kansas 50 .01 Kentucky 2,209 0.3 Louisiana 11,080 1.7 Mississippi 38,131 7.5 Missouri 5,159 0.6 New Mexico 705 0.2 North Carolina 2,705 0.2 Ohio 672 0.04 Oklahoma 14,828 2.3 South Carolina 1,409 0.2 Tennessee 14,868 1.5 Texas 49,197 1.1 U.S. total 223,190 0.46 NOTES: Figures are from 2008. 1. Less than 0.1% Source: The Center for Effective Discipline, Columbus, Ohio. The Center for Effective Discipline, Columbus, Ohio. www.stophitting.com

States Not Allowing Corporal Punishment

The following table lists the states that do not allow corporal punishment in schools, according to state name and the year in which corporal punishment was banned.