This article was originally published in Missouri Independent. Early on in his administrative career, longtime Missouri educator Chris Belcher had what he called the worst experience of his life. “The ...

COLLINS — At the beginning of every school year, April Johnson oversees the distribution of the Covington County School District student handbook. Tucked into the first half is a section titled ...

Did you grow up in a school that allowed paddling? Maybe you knew someone who was hit in school – or maybe the idea of corporal punishment seems as antiquated as ink wells. This year marks the 20th ...

A school district in Missouri is reportedly reinstating corporal punishment under a new policy, which will be used as a last resort and with permission from parents after many expressed a desire for ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Corporal punishment is still legal in Tennessee schools. Usually, it’s performed with a paddle. “Corporal punishment has a time and place if it is administered properly, and ...

MONTICELLO, Ga. -- A mother of two is accusing school administrators of abusing her five-year-old son after they used a paddle to discipline him on Wednesday. Shana Marie Perez, posted video on her ...

ATLANTA — Many child psychologists have been arguing for years that spanking is bad for children. Now research is backing up that assertion, finding that it tends to makes kids more likely to act up ...

MONTICELLO, Ga. -- A mother of two is accusing school administrators of abusing her five-year-old son after they used a paddle to discipline him on Wednesday. Shana Marie Perez, posted video on her ...