Georgia Code
Subpart 1 - Corporal Punishment
§ 20-2-731. When and How Corporal Punishment May Be Administered

An area, county, or independent board of education may, upon the adoption of written policies, authorize any principal or teacher employed by the board to administer, in the exercise of his sound discretion, corporal punishment on any pupil or pupils placed under his supervision in order to maintain proper control and discipline. Any such authorization shall be subject to the following requirements:
History. Ga. L. 1964, p. 673, § 2; Ga. L. 1977, p. 1290, § 1.