Teachers believed that corporal punishment encouraged children to focus: All three generations of teachers in the study ...

Mumbai: Schools across Maharashtra will now have to follow a stricter child safety framework that bans corporal punishment and mental harassment, restricts personal communication between staff and ...

Flogging Molly leader Dave King has opened up for the first time about the traumatic brain injury that he suffered earlier this year that doctors say nearly ended his life. “They told my wife she may ...

Amnesty International on Tuesday condemned the public caning of two men in Indonesia’s Aceh province after they were convicted of same-sex relations under Islamic criminal law. Aceh, located on the ...

UF graduates Graham Bernstein and Konstantin Nakov fought for years for Florida to ban corporal punishment in schools — often known as paddling. Their efforts came to fruition earlier this year with a ...

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 ...

On August 18, 2003, 10-year-old Tim L. started the fifth grade at his public elementary school in rural east Texas. On the fourth day of school, Tim refused to run in gym class because he did not have ...

Florida is changing its approach to corporal punishment in schools. Starting this year, parents must approve before school districts can administer corporal punishment. According to the National ...

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 ...

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 ...

Florida's new law (HB 1255) mandates parental consent for corporal punishment in schools, effective July 1. Brevard Public Schools prohibits corporal punishment and has no plans to change its policy.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on April 23, 2025, permitting teachers to use physical force to discipline students. Rating: False (About this rating?) Context: Trump's order ...