CHAPTER 293

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered
22-281.1, to permit corporal punishment of school pupils in certain

cases.
[H 674]
Approved March 12, 1958

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia be amended by adding a section numbered
22-231.1 as follows:

§ 22-231.1. In the maintenance of order and discipline, and in the
exercise of a sound discretion, a principal or a teacher in a public school
or a school maintained by the State, may administer reasonable corporal
punishment on a pupil under his authority, provided he acts in good faith
and such punishment is not excessive.