The number of students paddled in Florida schools may decrease now that parents are included in a new state law.

Although Pieter Groenwald did not specifically indicate that corporal punishment should be reintegrated into schools, ...

By resorting to corporal punishment, parents unknowingly perpetuate a cycle of violence, which ultimately harms not only the child but society as a whole. A Black Child Could Foster Fear, Not Respect ...

Not only does corporal punishment inflict lifelong psychological damage on both victim and perpetrator, but all forms of punishment can do great harm, instilling, if not direct trauma, indirect ...

I have researched “Corporal Punishment and Children” in the National Library of Medicine. I found over 600 articles that discuss this topic, and none of the ones that I reviewed was positive.

Corporal punishment, defined as “any act of physical force upon a pupil for the purpose of punishing that pupil,” has been prohibited in New York’s public schools since 1985.

Corporal punishment is a deterrent to institutional or any form of learning and is a major reason behind school dropouts, especially in rural and semi-urban areas. Banned but prevalent.

Mention of corporal punishment in its student handbook, though it hasn't been used in decades, triggered a parent debate at the district. Sam Owens/San Antonio Express-News.

The use of corporal punishment as a disciplinary tool is linked to the Bible precept, “Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child, but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him ...

State Rep. Jim Olsen argued against a bill that would prohibit school employees from using corporal punishment on children with disabilities, citing Proverbs to argue, "The rod and reproof give ...