Kansas Board of Education censures teacher, parent in alleged corporal punishment case

A mother, also a licensed teacher, is accused of child abuse, but years later the state Board of Education decides on censure instead of license revocation.

By: Tim Carpenter

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: September 9, 2026

Words: 894

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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TOPEKA — The Kansas State Board of Education rejected conclusions of child abuse investigators, a professional practice commission and attorneys with the Department of Education to protect the teaching license of a mother accused of physically abusing her son.

The incident prompting regulatory intervention occurred in December 2022 at the Child Development Center on McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita. The center’s staff called the mother, who held a Kansas teaching license since 2020, to …

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