State rankings
Child Discipline Laws by State
Child Discipline Laws by State: compare 51 US states on 6 metrics.
Corporal Punishment at School
3 values across 51 entries
Corporal Punishment at Home
1 value across 51 entries
Corporal Punishment at Alternative Care Settings
2 values across 51 entries
Corporal Punishment in Day Care
3 values across 51 entries
Corporal Punishment in Penal Institutions
3 values across 51 entries
Corporal Punishment as Sentence for Crime
1 value across 51 entries
Data
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51 states
 Alabama | Allowed | Allowed | Prohibited | Depends on the place | Allowed | Prohibited |
 Alaska | Prohibited | Allowed | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited |
 Arizona | Allowed | Allowed | Prohibited | Prohibited | Allowed | Prohibited |
 Arkansas | Allowed | Allowed | Depends on the place | Depends on the place | Allowed | Prohibited |
 California | Prohibited | Allowed | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited |
 Colorado | Prohibited | Allowed | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited |
 Connecticut | Allowed | Allowed | Prohibited | Depends on the place | Allowed | Prohibited |
 Delaware | Prohibited | Allowed | Depends on the place | Prohibited | Allowed | Prohibited |
 District of Columbia | Prohibited | Allowed | Prohibited | Depends on the place | Allowed | Prohibited |
 Florida | Allowed | Allowed | Prohibited | Depends on the place | Prohibited | Prohibited |
 Georgia | Allowed | Allowed | Prohibited | Prohibited | Allowed | Prohibited |
 Hawaii | Prohibited | Allowed | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited |
 Idaho | Prohibited | Allowed | Prohibited | Allowed | Prohibited | Prohibited |
 Illinois | Prohibited | Allowed | Prohibited | Depends on the place | Prohibited | Prohibited |
 Indiana | Allowed | Allowed | Depends on the place | Depends on the place | Allowed | Prohibited |
 Iowa | Prohibited | Allowed | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited |
 Kansas | Allowed | Allowed | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited |
 Kentucky | Allowed | Allowed | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited |
 Louisiana | Depends on the school | Allowed | Depends on the place | Depends on the place | Prohibited | Prohibited |
 Maine | Allowed | Allowed | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited |
 Maryland | Prohibited | Allowed | Depends on the place | Prohibited | Allowed | Prohibited |
 Massachusetts | Prohibited | Allowed | Depends on the place | Prohibited | Allowed | Prohibited |
 Michigan | Prohibited | Allowed | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited |
 Minnesota | Prohibited | Allowed | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited |
 Mississippi | Depends on the school | Allowed | Depends on the place | Depends on the place | Allowed | Prohibited |
 Missouri | Allowed | Allowed | Prohibited | Depends on the place | Prohibited | Prohibited |
 Montana | Prohibited | Allowed | Depends on the place | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited |
 Nebraska | Prohibited | Allowed | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited |
 Nevada | Prohibited | Allowed | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited |
 New Hampshire | Allowed | Allowed | Prohibited | Prohibited | Allowed | Prohibited |
 New Jersey | Prohibited | Allowed | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited |
 New Mexico | Prohibited | Allowed | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited |
 New York | Prohibited | Allowed | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited |
 North Carolina | Allowed | Allowed | Prohibited | Depends on the place | Prohibited | Prohibited |
 North Dakota | Prohibited | Allowed | Prohibited | Prohibited | Allowed | Prohibited |
 Ohio | Prohibited | Allowed | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited |
 Oklahoma | Depends on the school | Allowed | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited |
 Oregon | Prohibited | Allowed | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited |
 Pennsylvania | Prohibited | Allowed | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited |
 Rhode Island | Prohibited | Allowed | Prohibited | Prohibited | Unclear | Prohibited |
 South Carolina | Allowed | Allowed | Prohibited | Allowed | Allowed | Prohibited |
 South Dakota | Allowed | Allowed | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited |
 Tennessee | Depends on the school | Allowed | Depends on the place | Depends on the place | Allowed | Prohibited |
 Texas | Allowed | Allowed | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited |
 Utah | Prohibited | Allowed | Prohibited | Depends on the place | Prohibited | Prohibited |
 Vermont | Prohibited | Allowed | Prohibited | Prohibited | Allowed | Prohibited |
 Virginia | Prohibited | Allowed | Depends on the place | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited |
 Washington | Prohibited | Allowed | Prohibited | Prohibited | Allowed | Prohibited |
 West Virginia | Prohibited | Allowed | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited |
 Wisconsin | Prohibited | Allowed | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited |
 Wyoming | Allowed | Allowed | Prohibited | Prohibited | Allowed | Prohibited |
Quick answers
- Where does this child discipline laws by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Corporal punishment of children in the USA - End Corporal Punishment; Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Reinstates Commonsense School Discipline Policies - The White House.