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
That includes by rehiring all women teachers, reforming the curriculum in line with international human rights standards and ending corporal punishment.
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
