Twenty-two states still allow corporal punishment in school: 15 expressly permit it while another seven do not prohibit it. That's according to a recent letter written by U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. to the nation's governors and state school chiefs.
Not sure what, exactly, corporal punishment is? Here's a quick primer.
It often involves a paddle. Always, pain. That's the point.
The National Association of School Psychologists explains corporal punishment as "the intentional infliction of pain or discomfort and/or the use of physical force upon a student with the intention of causing the student to experience bodily pain so as to correct or punish the student's behavior."
Lest you think this kind of extreme discipline died with the dunce cap, that letter we mentioned — from Secretary King — decried the fact that, in the 2013-2014 school year, more than 110,000 students were physically punished.
The move comes after an investigation by Education Week into the prevalence of the practice.
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Notice almost all those are Southern states, where kids have manners and respect. They say Thank you and hold the door for people. Unlike here!!!!
ReplyDelete5:59. You are so right. Southerners live by Spare the rod, Spoil the child.
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