Every day, approximately 600 students across the U.S. are physically punished at school — hit with wooden paddles or struck by objects by adults charged with their education and care. While corporal ...

Is corporal punishment still allowed in South Carolina public schools? Here’s what state law says. Getty Images South Carolina is one of the few states in the nation that still allows corporal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In Alabama, it's still legal for parents, and in some cases schools, to physically use corporal punishment. While many states have ...

Is corporal punishment of kids allowed in Illinois public schools (i.e. taxpayer-supported)? In private schools? At home by parents or guardians? Public schools, nope. Private schools, nope, starting ...

Did you see the video of a high school basketball coach whipping a player that went viral recently and spawned a mass of outraged viewers? Murrah High School’s Marlon Dorsey admitted to “paddling” his ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Minister of Child Welfare and Basic Education, Nono Kgafela-Mokoka, says the lifting of corporal punishment in public schools has not affected teachers’ ability to maintain discipline.