NO SCHOOL USE OF CORPORAL PUNISHMENT

SB 437 prohibits corporal punishment (like spanking) in New Mexico early childhood education, primary, and secondary schools. It requires all schools receiving state benefits (such as funding, licenses, or contracts) to adopt a written policy banning physical punishment on their premises. The bill establishes this as state policy, meaning schools must formally prohibit the practice to maintain state relationships. The bill was referred to committees but was postponed indefinitely on June 3, 2025.