This map shows states with corporal punishment policies (gray) and incident data (orange dots) for public school districts. Click on the buttons located in the top right corner of the map to view the map legend and available layers. On the left-hand side, select the state you want to see. Click an area on the map to view a pop-up window with local data for 2017-18, the most recent data available. Use the arrows in the pop-up window to see more data. Note that nine states with corporal punishment do not report incident data. *Some states expressly prohibit corporal punishment, yet some school districts within these states reported instances of corporal punishment, specifically Illinois, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Washington, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia.
