Don't spank your kids. That's the conventional wisdom that has emerged from decades of research linking corporal punishment to a decline in adolescent health and negative effects on behavior, ...

Texas lawmakers on Wednesday voted against a bill that would prohibit public school employees from using corporal punishment on students. House Bill 772 received a 58-86 vote in the lower chamber. Rep ...

The Mississippi Coalition to end Corporal Punishment, along with other public policy groups, is making efforts to end state-sanctioned corporal punishment in Mississippi. The MSCECP recently conducted ...

Shortly after moving to Madison, Jamie Bardwell learned that the Madison County School District requires parents to opt out in writing from corporal punishment being used on their children, a fact she ...

I attended school in the ’50s and ’60s, when corporal punishment was allowed, but not used often because, I believe, it was fairly effective. Going to a Catholic school in the ’50s, I experienced my ...

Colorado would ban corporal punishment by schools and day care centers, if a bill proposed by two Democratic legislators becomes law. The state is one of 22 states that allows corporal punishment in ...

A proposal to reinstate corporal punishment with parental consent was introduced, sparking debate among committee members. A motion to prohibit antisemitic rhetoric and actions within the district was ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mehdi Yarrahi, a popular Iranian musician, was arrested in a 2023 crackdown after releasing a song that praised women who rejected the mandatory hijab rule. By Leily Nikounazar and Lynsey Chutel The ...