Do most public schools still allow corporal punishment?

Question

My kids school in Texas does. Of course they ask the parents permission first. My school growing up spanked. Just seeing that big wooden paddle was enough to keep me in line, and of course the embarrassment of being spanked at school. I am just curious to know how many other school systems still allow this.

Answer 1

Unfortunately, spanking in school is pretty much a thing of the past. Some real smart psychologists decided that spanking created more violence in schools due to its violent nature. Now the level of violence is many times what it was when we had spankings. God and the paddle got removed from the classroom and all hell broke loose. We need to invite God back to school and tell Him to bring His paddle with Him.

Answer 2

Bound's hubby, the school teacher here!

In New Jersey, corporal punishment is illegal, banned, etc. Any public school employee (teacher, administrator, custodian, school nurse, etc.) that employs corporal punishment should be waiting for a visit from the Division of Youth and Family Service's "Institutional Abuse Unit", and expect to be charged with some degree of child abuse. (And for the sticklers, yes, I know DYFS was reorganized and renamed, I just do not remember the new name!)

According to the in-servicing provided by the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) concerning corporal punishment and DYFS [back when I was a "union" President], the DYFS "IAU" would place any accused educator on the "National Registry" prior to investigating the allegation, which would prevent the accused educator from ever working again in a child oriented occupation, nation-wide.

To the best of my knowledge, Texas is the only state whose legislature still permits corporal punishment, specifically the "3 hit rule" where the school principal is the only person in the school permitted to administer the corporal punishment, and is limited to 3 "whacks" with the paddle!

Answer 3

I think there are websites that have your answer, such as www.corpun.com

Essentially many US southern and mid-western states' public schools still do, but it's essentially banned everywhere else in the US. In many southern states, various big cities are gradually banning it, so it's more common in outlying areas. Private schools are another matter and can do as they please, but generally the ones that are Mennonite,Christian or Catholic are the ones reported to spank.

I am mid 30's now but I remember I went to a private school in the mid 70s to early 80s and the teacher/headmistress, a mean spirited former nun, used to give kids over the knee spankings in front of the class. For the more severe cases, she did it in her office or the library in private. It kept me in line! When I switched to public schools in the early 80s my school system in VA allowed paddling with parents permission, per the school handbook, but I never ever heard about any one getting it. I believe they formally banned it a few years after I graduated from high school.

Answer 4

Another school question. Joy.

In Ohio:

The school I currently teach at does not have corporal punishment.

The school I graduated from and taught my first year does still allow corporal punishment with parental permission.

I personally feel all schools should reinstate paddling. It would keep discipline problems to a minimum, and teachers could do more teaching.

It's a good thing your son's school still has paddling. Maybe they should've just paddled the kid for not doing his homework instead of inconveniencing you with an afterschool detention. Suggest that next time.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Not many school's in the U.S. allow corporal punishment, due to the fact that not too many parents perform discipline in that fashion anymore.

Answer 7

Not in the UK. Will even allow rich children to grow up as thugs.

(By Public Schools I assume you mean private fee paying schools)

State schools don't allow it either.

So for the whole UK, the answer is "No". It is a great shame.

Answer 8

Does anyone know what it's like to be a kid.Most of my class deserves it,but not everyone..
Yeah,theres you people who pretend or think you remember what it's like to be a kid and say they should bring it back and that lots of kids deserve it.Well guess what.If I get a D in math class do you really think physically harming me will 'keep me in line'?
If some kid does something wrong,you should handle it without violence.Just talk seriously to them!Just because a teacher's a teacher doesn't give them the right to be mean/rude/violent to the student.It's much more complicated than saying,"Andy said..CRAP?!!!Since I'm a teacher,I can hurt him without any argument.That'll teach him!".You should talk to the kid.All you people like Dino4747,sovereign_carrie or Paulie Poo I suggest should read Roald Dahl's book,"Boy:Tales of Childhood".It not only has things that happened to him as a kid(Like going on holiday in Oslo),but things about corporal punishment.See it from the student's point of view.

Answer 9

OMG! I know the thought of a paddle will cause my blood to turn cold. lol
Here they don't in NC any longer. The last I heard of it was in some private schools.
It's funny how things change over the years so fast.
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Answer 10

I don't think its very widespread. It is a very effective form of punishment, the only problem is that teacher's sometimes abuse the privelige and the consequences can be dangerous. So that's why they decided its better to ban the entire thing instead