Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §1055, sub-§11 is enacted to read:

11.__Methods of discipline.__A superintendent shall establish methods of discipline that may be used by teachers and principals in a school administrative unit.__The superintendent shall publish a guide to circumstances for and methods of discipline approved by the superintendent and lawyer for that school district or administrative unit and make that guide available to teachers, principals, students and the public.__A superintendent may retroactively approve a method of discipline used by a teacher or principal that does not appear in the guide if the superintendent finds the method appropriate.

Methods of discipline include, but are not limited to:

A.__Reimbursement or restitution for damages caused by a truant student;

B.__Detention for any time of the day or day of the week;

C.__Physical training, school maintenance work, extra school work or community service;

D.__Loss of privileges, including, but not limited to, recess, extracurricular activities and school or class trips; and

E.__Grooming and clothing restrictions.

Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §4009, sub-§5 is enacted to read:

5.__Discipline.__A teacher or principal may not be held civilly liable for the use of a method of discipline that is approved by the superintendent of the school administrative unit in which the teacher or principal is employed.

Sec. 3. 20-A MRSA §§4010 and 4011 are enacted to read:

§4010.__Discipline procedures

The following provisions govern the discipline of students by teachers and principals using the methods established by the superintendent pursuant to section 1055, subsection 11.

1.__Documentation.__The teacher or principal dispensing the discipline shall document in writing the form of and reason for the discipline.