District public school teachers and staff have been accused of using improper force to punish students in 195 cases since September, and investigators have substantiated 77 of the incidents, the ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)— The New York State Board of Regents voted to update regulations when it comes to definitions relating to corporal punishment. Corporal punishment is not legal in New York ...

State lawmakers are studying "the effectiveness of properly administered corporal punishment." The study, held Monday afternoon, was led by Representative Jim Olsen, who says he wants to ensure that ...

Is corporal punishment of kids allowed in Illinois public schools (i.e. taxpayer-supported)? In private schools? At home by parents or guardians? Public schools, nope. Private schools, nope, starting ...

Two bills contained the bulk of education policy that passed through both legislative chambers, negotiated until the final hours of the scheduled regular session on Friday. Lawmakers couldn’t agree to ...

Parenting is a journey filled with choices, and one of the most contentious decisions that Black parents face is whether to use corporal punishment as a disciplinary measure for their children. While ...

Critics argued that corporal punishment has proved ineffective in putting pupils in check. In most cases, it resulted in injuries and avoidable deaths. They reckoned that beyond arrests, issuance of ...

The recent arrest of an East Texas high school principal who paddled a student for a disciplinary infraction has renewed a debate over the use or misuse of corporal punishment in schools. Most school ...

The measure was proposed in response to a New York Times investigation that revealed widespread use of such punishment in Hasidic Jewish private schools. By Brian M. Rosenthal and Eliza Shapiro New ...

The measure was proposed in response to a New York Times investigation that revealed widespread use of such punishment in Hasidic Jewish private schools. By Brian M. Rosenthal and Eliza Shapiro A ...

The leader of a church-run school in Orlando was called into a fourth-grade classroom where more than a dozen children were allegedly acting out, and spanked them. Orange-Osceola State Attorney Andrew ...

Florida has changed how corporal punishment can be used in its public schools, requiring parents to give approval before the practice is administered. House Bill 1255, passed this spring, mandates ...