{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-10-221u","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-221u","heading":"Boards to adopt policies addressing the use of physical activity as discipline.","body":"Not later than October 1, 2013, each local and regional board of education shall adopt a policy, as the board deems appropriate, concerning the issue regarding any school employee being involved in requiring any student enrolled in grades kindergarten to twelve, inclusive, to engage in physical activity as a form of discipline during the regular school day. For purposes of this section, “school employee” means (1) a teacher, substitute teacher, school administrator, school superintendent, guidance counselor, school counselor, psychologist, social worker, nurse, physician, paraeducator or coach employed by a local or regional board of education or working in a public elementary, middle or high school; or (2) any other individual who, in the performance of his or her duties, has regular contact with students and who provides services to or on behalf of students enrolled in a public elementary, middle or high school, pursuant to a contract with the local or regional board of education.","path":["TITLE 10. EDUCATION AND CULTURE","CHAPTER 170*. BOARDS OF EDUCATION"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_170.htm#sec_10-221u","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:06:58Z","sha256":"d679546e230edd713abb5ae9b34e0dcd907eea777753fca2b6ccf38091a07300","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-10-221t","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-10-221v"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}