Re: "Corporal punishment is still a thing in Tennessee? Time to end it for our kids' sake," by David Plazas, Nov. 16. Many are shocked to learn that corporal punishment is still legal and widely ...

HEIDELBERG, Miss. (WDAM/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - A third grade student's arm was broken by corporal punishment from a school staff member, a paddling, that the child's mother gave permission for. The ...

Corporal punishment should be relegated to the past. The recent arrest of a high school principal who paddled a student for a disciplinary infraction shows it remains a stubborn part of Texas' present ...

Holding a wooden paddle, Springfield school board member Steve Makoski urged a return to corporal punishment. "I would encourage board members to begin a dialogue — I brought a prop with me here — and ...

All seven candidates running for the Springfield school board, including three incumbents, say they actively oppose a return to corporal punishment. Only one candidate suggested the idea floated by ...

Corporal punishment is still legal in public schools in 16 states. In Texas, a principal was arrested after hitting a child with a wooden paddle. He's now back on the job. The community supports him.

OKLAHOMA CITY — The controversial debate over corporal punishment in schools continued at the Oklahoma State Capitol on Oct. 21 during an interim session designed to discuss its benefits. Last session ...

All seven candidates running for the Springfield school board, including three incumbents, say they actively oppose a return to corporal punishment. Only one candidate suggested the idea floated by ...

Tom Johnson is a Nashville-based delivery driver and vice president of Tennesseans for Nonviolent School Discipline. Re: "Corporal punishment is still a thing in Tennessee? Time to end it for our kids ...

Corporal punishment, paddling or hitting students, is still legal in 16 states' public schools, including Texas. In September, a principal in rural northeast district of Overton, Texas, was arrested ...