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

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

In Wales, Scotland and Jersey any type of corporal punishment, including smacking, hitting, slapping, and shaking is illegal.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 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