corporal punishment
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With his older brother John, he ran a school, having left a previous teaching post from a disinclination to administer corporal punishment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
The departure of qualified teachers including women, regressive curriculum changes and the increase in corporal punishment have led to greater fear of going to school and falling attendance.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
As well as educating children about their rights, he also holds workshops to train teachers how to deliver discipline without using corporal punishment.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2023
Only three states fully ban corporal punishment at both public and private schools; 25 make it illegal in public schools, but allow private school teachers to use physical force as punishment for students.
From Slate ● Sep. 12, 2023
Mother disapproved of all forms of corporal punishment.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
