Relating to: prohibiting corporal punishment in public and private schools.

SB 268 prohibits corporal punishment in all public and private K-12 schools across the state. It defines corporal punishment as intentional physical pain used for discipline (excluding individualized education plans and athletic training) and bans school staff from using it, except in limited circumstances like preventing harm or during safety-related activities. Schools must adopt policies allowing "reasonable and necessary force" for specific safety purposes, while clarifying that this does not create new liability for proper force use. The bill directly affects schools, staff, and students by replacing existing rules with this clear prohibition and defined exceptions.