Action News Jax showed you our i n-depth investigation on spanking in schools, just last week. It’s perfectly legal in Florida and teachers don’t need a parent to consent. “For years, the lack of a ...

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 wisdom ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The leader of a church-run school in Orlando was called into a fourth-grade classroom where more than a dozen children were ...

The school setting, which parents, caregivers and students hope to be one of safety, continues to evoke fear in many. With school shootings becoming more frequent each year, children have the added ...

Though many may assume corporal punishment is a thing of the past in American schools, it's still a legal practice in a multitude of states and educational institutions, particularly in private ...

Corporal punishment is still legal in Texas schools. Let that sink in. Yes, corporal punishment still happens in Texas schools. Adults in school districts with corporal punishment policies can spank, ...

Did you see the video of a high school basketball coach whipping a player that went viral recently and spawned a mass of outraged viewers? Murrah High School’s Marlon Dorsey admitted to “paddling” his ...

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In 1977, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that corporal punishment against schoolchildren does not violate the Constitution. Justices ruled 5-4 in the Ingraham v. Wright decision that constitutional ...

ALBANY — A bill to ban corporal punishment in all schools statewide became law this week with a signature from Gov. Kathy Hochul. The new law prohibits teachers, administrators, officers, employees or ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma State Senate passed a bill to ban the practice of corporal punishment on students with special needs in Oklahoma public schools. While many of us were focused on the Tulsa ...