NFL running back Adrian Peterson’s recent arrest for allegedly abusing his four-year-old son has once again sparked the debate over whether spanking is an appropriate form of discipline. Though some ...

A Missouri school district recently announced that it will be instituting corporal punishment option for students, but parents must approve of the disciplinary action. The Cassville School District ...

An interim study has been approved to study the “effectiveness of properly administered corporal punishment.” The lawmaker behind the idea says he wants to ensure school districts in the state still ...

A Missouri school district has authorized the use of corporal punishment as a "last resort" in order to discipline students. Cassville R-IV School District, located in southwest Missouri, issued a new ...

However, when they go too far, many believe a teacher or daycare worker should step in and use disciplinary action by way of a slap on the wrist or spanking. But how far can they legally go? And is it ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Kentucky Board of Education approved a regulation Wednesday setting new safeguards on using corporal punishment in public schools. Four Kentucky school districts – Bell ...

State lawmakers are studying "the effectiveness of properly administered corporal punishment." The study, held Monday afternoon, was led by Representative Jim Olsen, who says he wants to ensure that ...

Oklahoma lawmakers discussed on Monday whether corporal punishment is an asset to school discipline, but a coalition of child advocates called for the state to ban public schools from inflicting ...

Corporal punishment is still on the books in Missouri and used in some schools. The practice is from an earlier era, rooted ...

Missouri schools allow corporal punishment by parents. Yes, archaic, but I assure you that it does happen. In our state, at least 123 school districts allow it to be administered to students, if it is ...

TREATMENT EFFORTS AND WILL BE SPENT OVER THE NEXT 5 YEARS. KENTUCKY IS ONE OF SIX STATES GETTING THE MONEY. KENTUCKY’S BOARD OF EDUCATION COULD SOON LIMIT PHYSILCA PUNISHMENTS IN PUBLIC HOS.SC A LAW ...