Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on April 23, 2025, permitting teachers to use physical force to discipline ...

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 ...

Did you experience corporal punishment as a child? Forty years ago only one country had banned it. Now there are 62. Why? Because we know the long-term negative effects for kids, families, and society ...

State lawmakers are studying "the effectiveness of properly administered corporal punishment." The study, held Monday afternoon, was led by Representative Jim Olsen, who says he wants to ensure that ...

The Rapides Parish School Board will further discuss reinstating corporal punishment later this month. Board member Linda Burgess proposed the motion, aiming to reduce suspensions and expulsions. The ...

New report shows there were no cases of corporal punishment in Kentucky's public schools last year. According to the Kentucky Department of Education, there were no cases of corporal punishment in any ...

The World Health Organization has declared corporal punishment a global public health concern that causes serious harm to children’s physical and mental wellbeing, and can lead to criminal behaviour.

While Corporal punishment has been banned in most states in the U.S. since the mid-1990s, a number still allow it in schools, predominantly those in the Southeast. In some states, while inflicting ...

In Alabama, it's still legal for parents, and in some cases schools, to physically use corporal punishment. While many states have banned the practice in classrooms, Alabama law allows corporal ...