President Biden's secretary of education released a letter calling for the end of all corporal punishment in U.S. schools. U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona sent the "dear colleague" letter ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Education Secretary John B. King Jr. is urging governors and school leaders in states that allow student paddling to end a practice he said would be considered “criminal assault ...

Two Middle Tennessee educators are facing assault charges after paddling a student last month, shining new light on the controversial topic of corporal punishment. Jackson Patterson, 39, and Tena Lynn ...

Students returning to classes this fall in the Ozarks town of Cassville, Missouri, may be on better behavior than usual. That’s because the local school board has reinstated corporal punishment, ...

HEIDELBERG, Miss. (WDAM/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - A third grade student's arm was broken by corporal punishment from a school staff member, a paddling, that the child's mother gave permission for. The ...

Datie Priest, who has been at Hazlewood Elementary School in Lawrence County in northern Alabama since July 2020, was placed on administrative leave, WAFF-TV reported. Priest received a written ...

A school district in southwestern Missouri decided to bring back spanking as a form of discipline for students — if their parents agree — despite warnings from many public health experts that the ...

It's the start of a new school year and classrooms throughout Illinois could be looking different through new laws going into effect now and in the near future. Whether it be a preschool classroom, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Only if their parents agree, Cassville School District has decided to bring back students’ spanking as a form of discipline. A ...