Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2026

(a) Short title. This Act may be cited as the Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2026.

(b) Table of contents. The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.Sec. 2. Purposes.Sec. 3. Definitions.Title I—Prohibition of Corporal PunishmentSec. 101. Prohibition of corporal punishment.Sec. 102. Civil actions by the Attorney General.Sec. 103. Enforcement by the Office for Civil Rights.Sec. 104. Parent notification and protection and advocacy systems.Title II—State Activities and Grant ProgramSec. 201. State plan and enforcement.Sec. 202. Grant authority.Title III—Additional ProvisionsSec. 301. Federal regulations.Sec. 302. Other schools.Sec. 303. Limitation of authority.Sec. 304. Applicability to private schools and home schools.Sec. 305. Severability.Sec. 306. Authorization of appropriations.