corporal punishment
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At the time, an estimated 7% of California districts had banned corporal punishment, although Gov. Jerry Brown had just signed a law requiring parental permission.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
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 Human Rights Watch explained in a recent report, "US states overwhelmingly fail to live up to key standards" on "the issues of child marriage, corporal punishment, child labor, and juvenile justice."
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2023
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and the African American community has a complicated relationship with corporal punishment of kids.
From Slate ● Apr. 21, 2023
Regardless, it fell out that Katherine and I were saved the corporal punishment and instead assigned house duty for two weeks.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
