SECTION 746.2805. What types of discipline and guidance or punishment are prohibited?

There must be no harsh, cruel, or unusual treatment of any child. The following types of discipline and guidance are prohibited:

(1) Corporal punishment or threats of corporal punishment;

(2) Punishment associated with food, naps, or toilet training;

(3) Grabbing or pulling a child;

(4) Putting anything in or on a child's mouth;

(5) Humiliating, ridiculing, rejecting, or yelling at a child;

(6) Subjecting a child to harsh, abusive, or profane language;

(7) Placing a child in a locked or dark room, bathroom, or closet;

(8) Placing a child in a restrictive device for time out;

(9) Withholding active play or keeping a child inside as a consequence for behavior, unless the child is exhibiting behavior during active play that requires a brief supervised separation or time out that is consistent with §746.2803(4)(D) of this subchapter (relating to What methods of discipline and guidance may a caregiver use?); and

(10) Requiring a child to remain silent or inactive for inappropriately long periods of time for the child's age.

Source Note: The provisions of this §746.2805 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1402; amended to be effective April 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 1575; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909; amended to be effective March 10, 2021, 46 TexReg 1479; amended to be effective March 1, 2023, 48 TexReg 933