Minnesota § 121A.58 CORPORAL PUNISHMENT; PRONE RESTRAINT; AND CERTAIN PHYSICAL HOLDS

Minnesota Statutes

§ 121A.58 — CORPORAL PUNISHMENT; PRONE RESTRAINT; AND CERTAIN PHYSICAL HOLDS

Minnesota § 121A.58

PartEDUCATION CODE: PREKINDERGARTEN - GRADE 12

Ch. 121ASTUDENT RIGHTS, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND BEHAVIOR

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Minn. Stat. § 121A.58 (2026).

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Subdivision 1.Definitions.

(a)For the purpose of this section, "corporal punishment" means conduct involving:

(1)hitting or spanking a person with or without an object; or

(2)unreasonable physical force that causes bodily harm or substantial emotional harm.

(b)For the purpose of this section, "employee or agent of a district" does not include a school resource officer as defined in section626.8482, subdivision 1, paragraph (c).

(c)For the purpose of this section, "prone restraint" means placing a child in a face-down position. Subd. 2.Corporal punishment not allowed. An employee or agent of a district shall not inflict corporal punishment or cause corporal punishment to be inflicted upon a pupil to reform unacceptable conduct or as a penalty for unacceptable conduct. Subd. 2a.Prone

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Subdivision 1.Definitions.
(a) For the purpose of this section, "corporal punishment" means conduct involving:
(1) hitting or spanking a person with or without an object; or
(2) unreasonable physical force that causes bodily harm or substantial emotional harm.
(b) For the purpose of this section, "employee or agent of a district" does not include a school resource officer as defined in section626.8482, subdivision 1, paragraph (c).
(c) For the purpose of this section, "prone restraint" means placing a child in a face-down position.

Subd. 2.Corporal punishment not allowed.
An employee or agent of a district shall not inflict corporal punishment or cause corporal punishment to be inflicted upon a pupil to reform unacceptable conduct or as a penalty for unacceptable conduct.

Subd. 2a.Prone restraint and certain physical holds not allowed.
(a) An employee or agent of a district shall not use prone restraint.
(b) An employee or agent of a district shall not inflict any form of physical holding that restricts or impairs a pupil's ability to breathe; restricts or impairs a pupil's ability to communicate distress; places pressure or weight on a pupil's head, throat, neck, chest, lungs, sternum, diaphragm, back, or abdomen; or results in straddling a pupil's torso.

Subd. 3.Violation.
Conduct that violates subdivision 2 is not a crime under section645.241, but may be a crime under chapter 609 if the conduct violates a provision of chapter 609. Conduct that violates subdivision 2a is not per se corporal punishment under this statute. Nothing in this section or section125A.0941precludes the use of reasonable force under section121A.582.