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 ...

While the use of corporal punishment has declined in Georgia schools, it still remains legal to paddle students. Amy Bryant wants to change that. Bryant is a mental health therapist in Atlanta who ...

An East Texas high school principal was arrested after he paddled a female student. Under the school district's guidelines, the Overton High School student and her family initially consented to the ...

This article was originally published in Missouri Independent. Early on in his administrative career, longtime Missouri educator Chris Belcher had what he called the worst experience of his life. “The ...

School administrators in Northampton County are picking up the paddle again to maintain discipline. The school board voted to adopt a new corporal punishment code for first-, second- and third-graders ...

Corporal punishment, paddling or hitting students, is still legal in 16 states' public schools, including Texas. In September, a principal in rural northeast district of Overton, Texas, was arrested ...