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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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March 16, 2012 — -- It is one of the most controversial methods of child discipline, but spanking in school-- usually with a wooden or fiberglass paddle -- is still allowed by law in 19 states.

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BRISTOL, Fla. (WMBB) — 19 Florida school districts still allow corporal punishment or paddling. A Liberty County High School senior is trying to put an end to the practice after it happened to her ...

TOLEDO, OH (WTOL) - Back in July, Governor Strickland signed a budget bill into law that included a ban on paddling. Ohio is one of 30 states that prohibits paddling in public schools. Some parents ...

“The complaints that we have heard from some of our parents is that they don’t want their students suspended. They want another option,” Superintendent Meryl Johnson said. “And so, this was just ...