Date: May 13, 1963
Subject: D.C. Corporal Punishment
Description: Passage of the bill to permit principals and teachers in D.C. public schools to use "reasonable force" in disciplining students. The bill would nullify a D.C. Board of Education rule prohibiting use of corporal punishment. The bill was supported by the D.C. Superintendent of Schools, and opposed by a majority on the Board of Education.
Result: Bill Passed, 278-53
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