Corporal punishment is still used in 21 states' public schools. Proponents say the method can motivate children to behave, but research suggests otherwise. Trey Clayton, for instance, was paddled ...

After one Missouri school district brought back corporal punishment, some parents are opting in on the new policy as a number of students protest. Dakota Russell, 35, has two daughters, ages 8 and 6, ...

Until the late 1980s, it was common for students to be spanked when they misbehaved in school. This controversial method of discipline is known as corporal punishment. Corporal punishment is when a ...

Presently, 19 states still allow corporal punishment. The United States Supreme Court decision in 1977 said that “corporal punishment was not cruel and unusual punishment and is, thus, allowed in ...

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on April 23, 2025, permitting teachers to use physical force to discipline students. Trump's order rolls back guidance from previous Democratic ...

While Corporal punishment has been banned in most states in the U.S. since the mid-1990s, a number still allow it in schools, predominantly those in the Southeast. In some states, while inflicting ...

Incidents of physical abuse of students by teachers in educational institutions across Bangladesh have once again reached an ...

March 16, 2012 — -- It is one of the most controversial methods of child discipline, but spanking in school-- usually with a wooden or fiberglass paddle -- is still allowed by law in 19 states.

Junior enlisted soldiers will soon have to pin on the rank of corporal before they can become sergeants, according to an Army news release. Corporals are formally recognized as noncommissioned ...

WASHINGTON — Soldiers soon will shoulder the responsibilities of noncommissioned officers earlier in their careers, following a new Army directive that will promote all junior enlisted members to the ...

Active-duty soldiers will soon have to serve as corporals before being promoted to sergeant, the Army announced last week. Starting on July 1, Army specialists who have completed the Basic Leader ...