Until recently, I had assumed that corporal punishment in schools was a thing of the past, a practice relegated to the dustbin of history by a more enlightened modern culture that views the “spare the ...

Children's health experts have called for corporal punishment to be "abolished." So why is it still legal in many states? (Getty Images) When children head to school each morning, they have a lot on ...

Presently, 19 states still allow corporal punishment. The United States Supreme Court decision in 1977 said that “corporal punishment was not cruel and unusual punishment and is, thus, allowed in ...

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on April 23, 2025, permitting teachers to use physical force to discipline students. Trump's order rolls back guidance from previous Democratic ...

While Corporal punishment has been banned in most states in the U.S. since the mid-1990s, a number still allow it in schools, predominantly those in the Southeast. In some states, while inflicting ...

After years of partnering together to lead the charge on this issue, we’re celebrating a big win for child advocates in Kentucky – the banning of corporal punishment in every school district in the ...

The image of a teacher paddling or spanking a student at school may seem to belong in a history book—as archaic a practice as the dunce cap. However, for thousands of students across America each year ...

BARTOW — There is no spanking or paddling in Polk County Public Schools, nor in many private schools in the area. The “no corporal punishment” policy was officially adopted in PCPS in 2013, according ...

If your families are like ours, a good report card is cause for celebration. Significant improvement in a certain area meant the folded 8.5x11 sheet of paper earned the distinction of being taped to ...

Trump's order rolls back guidance from previous Democratic presidents aimed at reducing racial disparities in school disciplinary actions such as suspensions and expulsions. The order says nothing ...

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on April 23, 2025, permitting teachers to use physical force to discipline students. Rating: False (About this rating?) Context: Trump's order ...