Corporal punishment has been a focus of debate in the country and the Houston area is no exception. Earlier this year, a child who sustained bruises from a paddling prompted the Sheldon school board ...

An Oklahoma state senator voiced his opposition to a bill that would ban schools from inflicting corporal punishment onto disabled students after it passed the Senate earlier this week, citing Bible ...

“Anyone who has had any experience of children, knows that the only way to deal with a refractory girl (no matter how old she is) is by a sound spanking. I have seen my own sisters beaten by every ...

Today, 17 states technically allow corporal punishment in all schools, although four prohibit its use on students with disabilities. North Carolina state law doesn't preclude it but every school ...

MONTICELLO, Ga. -- A mother of two is accusing school administrators of abusing her five-year-old son after they used a paddle to discipline him on Wednesday. Shana Marie Perez, posted video on her ...

Correctional Services Minister Groenewald clarifies that he called for a debate on corporal punishment for youth offenders rather than proposing its immediate reintroduction.