Projections from the Office for Civil Rights indicate that 37,419 students were paddled in Tennessee public schools during the 2001-2002 school year:
Information for individual schools in the districts listed below is available upon request from Tennesseans for Nonviolent School Discipline. The Office for Civil Rights surveys Tennessee public schools every two years.
Districts Reporting 0 Students
Received Corporal Punishment
Blount County
Franklin Special
Greeneville City
Harriman City
Knox County
Lenoir City
Murfreesboro
Putnam County
Stewart County
Union County
Districts Reporting Less than 5% of
Student Enrollment Received Corporal Punshment
Districts Reporting Less than 5%
# Of Students Paddled
2001-2002Percentage of Enrollment
2001-2002
Alamo City
10
2%
Bradley County
290
3.2%
Campbell County
235
3.9%
Cheatham County
45
0.6%
Chester County
105
4.3%
Crockett County
40
2.3%
Dyersburg City
5
0.1%
Etowah City
5
1.3%
Franklin County
280
4.7%
Grainger County
5
0.2%
Hamblen County
25
0.3%
Hamilton County
525
1.2%
Hardin County
140
3.7%
Hawkins County
145
2%
Humboldt City
50
3.1%
Jackson-Madison Consolidated
300
2.2%
Jefferson County
230
3.3%
Johnson City
10
0.1%
Maury County
60
0.5%
McMinn County
275
4.7%
Morgan County
20
0.6%
Nashville-Davidson County
120
0.2%
Rhea County
60
1.6%
Robertson County
125
1.3%
Rutherford County
585
2.1%
Sevier County
180
1.5%
Shelby County
595
1.3%
Sullivan County
345
2.7%
Warren County
110
1.8%
Washington County
200
2.4%
Wilson County
290
2.4%
Districts Reporting 5-10% of
Student Enrollment Received Corporal Punishment
Districts Reporting 5-10%
# Of Students Paddled
2001-2002Percentage of Enrollment
2001-2002
Bedford County
365
5.3%
Bells City
40
10%
Bledsoe County
125
7%
Cocke County
425
9%
Cumberland County
430
6.3%
Dekalb County
150
5.3%
Fayetteville City
70
6.6%
Fentress County
215
9.2%
Hardeman County
285
6.3%
Henry County
210
6.3%
Huntingdon Special
85
6.4%
Lawrence County
510
7.5%
Marion County
245
6%
Milan City
185
8.9%
Perry County
75
6.6%
South Carroll
30
7.5%
White County
220
5.6%
Districts Reporting More than 10% of
Student Enrollment Received Corporal Punishment
Districts Reporting More than 10%
# Of Students Paddled
2001-2002Percentage of Enrollment
2001-2002
Fayette County
355
10.3%
Haywood County
915
24.5%
Lauderdale County
675
14.8%
Marshall County
745
15.5%
Memphis City
13820
11.8%
Monroe County
530
10.3%
Overton County
455
14.1%
Polk County
285
10.9%
Tipton County
1490
14.6%
Trousdale County
165
12.7%
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Information compiled and published by Tennesseans for Nonviolent School Discipline from the OCR Elementary and Secondary School Survey 2002
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