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 ...

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

Kameisha Smith says going to school in Mississippi was sometimes quite literally painful. Like that one day in fourth grade. "I had to lay over a teacher's lap and was beaten with a paddle because we ...

It’s extremely embarrassing that we still allow our disabled children to be spanked, hit and paddled at school. No child should have to deal with that, but it’s truly terrible that we can’t even agree ...

The Christian communal movement has long faced accusations from former members who allege harsh discipline, forced labor and ...

A jury on Thursday acquitted Marty Small Sr. of all four crimes he was charged with, including aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of his teenage daughter. By Tracey Tully Mehdi Yarrahi, a ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...