No person employed by or volunteering for the School District shall administer or cause to be administered corporal punishment upon a student attending District schools.

A staff member may, however, use reasonable restraint against a student without advance notice to the principal, if it is essential for self-defense, the preservation of order, or for the protection of other persons or the property of the School District.

Although corporal punishment is prohibited, the use of reasonable force for a District employee to protect persons or property is not abuse within the meaning of Chapter 210, RSMo.