Outline of the state of South Dakota
State
South Dakota
Neither permits nor prohibits use

Category
Corporal Punishment

Category
Corporal Punishment

State law neither permits nor prohibits the use of corporal punishment for disciplinary purposes.

South Dakota Codified Laws 13-32-2 Physical force authorized when reasonable and necessary

Superintendents, principals, supervisors, and teachers and their aids and assistants, have the authority, to use the physical force that is reasonable and necessary for supervisory control over students. Like authority over students is given any person delegated to supervise children who have been authorized to attend a school function away from their school premises and to school bus drivers while students are riding, boarding, or leaving the buses.

Policy Type
Statute