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> I suspect that the sorry state of our schools are at least partly because it is no longer possible to take a kid into the principal's office and paddle them.
by johnchristopher 8y ago
> I suspect that the sorry state of our schools are at least partly because it is no longer possible to take a kid into the principal's office and paddle them.
Really ?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporal_punishment_of_minors_in_the_United_States#/media/File:Corporal_punishment_in_the_United_States.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporal_punishment_of_minors_...
- AnimalMuppet 8y agoThat surprises me. I had presumed that it was illegal everywhere. I presume that it is still very rare, even where legal, for fear of lawsuits.
- johnchristopher 8y agohttps://ocrdata.ed.gov/StateNationalEstimations/Estimations_2013_14 https://ocrdata.ed.gov/StateNationalEstimations/Estimations_... > Discipline, Harassment or Bullying, and Restraint and Seclusion > Corporal punishment (It's a spreadsheet file). That's 106,000 student receiving corporal punishment that year. Is that considered very rare ? Also, keep in mind it's still allowed in private schools from 48 states.