The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry opposes the use of corporal punishment and supports legislation outlawing its use. Research on corporal punishment has shown that it may be harmful. Many other methods of discipline are effective in promoting self-control, eliminating undesirable behaviors and promoting desired behaviors in children.
The AACAP recommends non-violent methods of addressing inappropriate behavior in schools, such as behavior management and school-wide positive behavior supports. Add Changing America to your Facebook or Twitter feed to stay on top of the news.
A commonality among many of these states is that corporal punishment is persistent in the South where Black students face discrimination from white educators, the report noted. The leading state is Mississippi, where teachers are known to implement corporal punishment nearly 28, times a year.
The same is likely true with corporal punishment, she said. Corporal punishment is generally defined as using physical pain through hitting, paddling, spanking or other forms of physical force as a means of discipline.
In Louisiana, where educators are generally allowed to strike students, state and federal data show that children with disabilities continue to be subjected to corporal punishment despite a state law that banned its use on youth with special needs.
In fact, state data show that Louisiana educators continued to use corporal punishment on children with disabilities as recently as last year. Ted Beasley, the Louisiana Department of Education spokesman, said he was aware that districts continue to subject children with disabilities to corporal punishment despite the ban.
He said that parents could file formal complaints with the department if they believe their children were subjected to corporal punishment in violation of federal special education law that affords students with disabilities additional protections, but none have taken that step.
A few offered explanations. Data show that children with disabilities were subjected to corporal punishment at Caddo Parish Public Schools in Shreveport during both the and school years. She said the district has since banned the use of corporal punishment on all students, including those without disabilities, and has trained educators to use restorative justice and recognize the effects of childhood trauma.
The Vernon Parish School District in Leesville reported 21 instances of corporal punishment on children with disabilities during the and school years, according to the state and federal data.
But Assistant Superintendent Mike Kay denied that any of the instances ran afoul of the state law. But Taddeo, the state senator, suspects the practice persists elsewhere.
District policy prohibits corporal punishment in Broward County schools and an education committee found probable cause of alleged battery, yet her only punishment was a letter of reprimand, according to the Miami Herald. So it needs to end. For Rollin of the National Center for Youth Law, the mere fact that the principal had a wooden paddle on hand in a county that bans corporal punishment raises additional red flags. To its detractors, corporal punishment in schools is an antiquated and damaging vestige of the past.
Now, the strap was generally administered by the vice-principal or principal. It was the last resort when it came to punishment. You could hear a pin drop when somebody was sent to the principal's office for a strapping.
Even worse, we all would flinch as we heard the strap being administered. Yes, the principal purposely left his office door open with great effect. Abuse damages fragile egos. It undermines confidence. It kills a child's spirit. This chat with an alumnus from Montreal's Lower Canada College sheds some light on how different things were back then.
I do understand that the disciplinary pendulum has swung rather dramatically the other way. In any case, most of us who are sending or have sent our children to private school understand that self-discipline is something which we adults need to teach our children ourselves. The school can certainly help, but in the end, we parents are responsible for making sure our children understand that there are real consequences for breaking the rules. Just as in adult life, there are no physical punishments.
But there are real consequences such as losing one's job, or being fined, or worse, facing jail time.
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