1999-2000 Corporal Punishment
in Tennessee Public Schools

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United States Department of Education Office for Civil Rights



This information was obtained from the United States Department of Education Office for Civil Rights Compliance Survey. 137 of Tennessee's 138 local school districts were surveyed for the 1999-2000 school year. The Tennessee Department of Education collects no information regarding corporal punishment in any Tennessee schools.

In the systems with the highest rates of corporal punishment, some individual schools report up to 48%of the student enrollment received corporal punishment. Even in school districts with relatively low percentages of corporal punishment, only one or two schools may be responsible for the numbers of students paddled in that district making rates of corporal punishment extremely high in those schools.

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. Results of the 2001-2002 survey will be available in 2004.



Districts Reporting 0 Students
Received Corporal Punishment


Alcoa City Blount County Bradford Special Clay County
Carroll County Clinton City Elizabethton City Franklin Special
Grainger County Greeneville City Harriman City Houston County
Johnson City Knox County Lenoir City Maryville City
Oak Ridge City Oneida Special Rogersville City Stewart County
Williamson County


Districts Reporting Less than 5% of
Student Enrollment Received Corporal Punshment


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Districts Reporting Less than 5% # Of Students Paddled
1999-2000		 Percentage of Enrollment
1999-2000		 Percentage Reported
1997-98
Alamo City 25 4.1% *
Anderson County 25 0.3% 0.3%
Athens City 5 0.3% 1.8%
Bells City * * 3.4%
Bradley County 435 4.5% *
Bristol City 10 0.3% 1%
Campbell County 245 3.5% *
Carter County 155 2.4% 3.4%
Cheatham County 55 0.7% 1.5%
Claiborne County 65 1.2% 1.1%
Clarksville-Montgomery 325 1.2% 0.8%
Cleveland City 150 3.0 2.9%
Crockett County 35 1.9% *
Dickson County 295 3.6% 5.4%
Dyer County 180 4.9% 6.9%
Dyersburg City 50 1.4% 6.1%
Franklin County 295 4.7% 2.1%
Greene County 130 3.2% 4.7%
Hamblen County 85 0.9% *
Hamilton County 605 1.1% 0.8%
Hancock County 55 4.8% *
Hardin County 145 3.5% 3.1%
Hawkins County 175 2.3% *
Humphreys County 130 4.0% 6.2%
Jefferson County 235 3.4% *
Kingsport City 70 1.0% 1.2%
Lake County 50 4.9% 12.7%
Lebanon City 95 3.3% *
Lexington City 15 1.6% 0.8%
Loudon County 50 1% *
Marshall County 235 4.7% 7.5%
Maury County 175 1.4% 1.5%
Meigs County 35 1.9% *
Metro Nashville 965 1.2% 1.4%
Morgan County 5 0.1% *
Murfeesboro City 30 0.5% 0.4%
Paris City 25 1.5% 5.0%
Pickett County 30 3.8% *
Putnam County 385 3.8% 3.5%
Rhea County 105 2.5% *
Roane County 5 0.7% 0.3% Robertson County 270 2.6%% 3.3% Rutherford County 690 2.6% 2.4% Scott County 100 3.5% * Sequatchie County 30 1.6% 1.7% Sevier County 285 2.2% 2.9% Shelby County 715 1.5% 2.2% Sullivan County 115 0.8% * Sumner County 1,110 4.2% 3.6% Union County 40 1.3% * Warren County 125 1.9% 1.8% Washington County 415 4.5% 3.1% West Carroll 45 3.7% 9.3% Wilson County 380 3.1% 2.5%
* District did not report.


Districts Reporting 5-10% of
Student Enrollment Received Corporal Punishment


Districts Reporting 5-10% # Of Students Paddled
1999-2000		 Percentage of Enrollment
1999-2000		 Percentage Reported
1997-1998
Bedford County 335 5.1% 5.9%
Benton County 160 5.6% 5.2%
Chester County 135 5.2% *
Coffee County 330 7.4% 7.3%
Cumberland County 560 7.4% 9.4%
Decatur County 180 9.5%
Dekalb County 255 9.2% 5.0%
Etowah City 35 8.1% *
Fayetteville City 70 6.1% 6.8%
Giles County 465 9.4% 11%
Grundy County 165 6.7% *
Hardeman County 400 8.1% 7.0%
Henderson County 245 6.9% *
Hickman County 280 7.3% 4.5%
Humboldt City 140 6.9% *
Jackson/Madison 1,405 9.6% 9.1%
Johnson County 140 5.5% 7.0%
Lawrence County 720 9.8% 9.2%
Lincoln County 365 8.2% 11.2%%
Macon County 225 6.0% 5.1%
Marion County 280 6.7% *
McMinn County 415 6.8% 7.4%
McNairy County 375 8.7% 5.6%
Monroe County 515 9.7% *
Moore County 85 7.8% *
Newport City 60 7.8% 4.9%
Perry County 120 9.5% *
Smith County 250 7.7% 4.2%
Sweetwater City 135 9.2% *
Tullahoma City 295 7.9% 8.8%
Unicoi County 130 5.0% 8.5%
Van Buren County 55 6.8% *
Wayne County 165 5.8% *
White County 255 6.2% *

* District did not report.


Districts Reporting More than 10% of
Student Enrollment Received Corporal Punishment


Districts Reporting More than 10% # Of Students Paddled
1999-2000		 Percentage of Enrollment
1999-2000		 Percentage Reported
1997-1998
Bledsoe County 290 15.2% *
Cannon County 360 16.7% *
Cocke County
605
12.2%
16.3%
Covington City 370 35.8% *
Dayton City 115 15.1% *
Fayette County 600 15.9% *
Fentress County 255 10.6% *
Gibson Special 280 10.8% *
Haywood County 620 15.9% *
Henry County 360 10.1% 9.7%
Hollow Rock-Bruceton 105 11.7% *
Huntingdon Special 150 10.4% *
Jackson County 210 11.8% 16.7%
Lauderdale County 972 18.3%
Lewis County 205 10.2% 8.5%
Manchester City 120 10.1% *
McKenzie Special 150 10.6% *
Memphis City 14,065 10.5% 9.5%
Milan City 255 11.9% 7.1%
Obion County 555 12.8% 13.8%
Overton County 530 16.7% *
Polk County 380 15.3% *
Richard City 40 12.8% 11.8%
South Carroll Special 80 17.9% *
Tipton County 1,905 18.7% 21.6%
Trenton City 190 12.9% 12.3%
Trousdale County 315 24% 14.6%
Union City 185 13.2% 18.2%
Weakley County 625 11.7% 10.4%

* District did not report.

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