Opinion: The terrifying damage imposed by slavery and Jim Crow to generations of Black children is now being repeated in mostly segregated school districts where paddling has been institutionalized ...

COLLINS — At the beginning of every school year, April Johnson oversees the distribution of the Covington County School District student handbook. Tucked into the first half is a section titled ...

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 ...

Kayla Brady's son was in fifth grade when his elementary school principal smacked him with a paddle for, as she put it, "not minding the teacher." The incident left bright red marks on the boy's ...

Cohen is the author of the new book Supreme Inequality: The Supreme Court's 50-Year Battle for a More Unjust America Two Texas mothers set off a firestorm recently when they complained that a male ...

When children head to school each morning, they have a lot on their minds. They might be worried about whether there will be a pop quiz or if they'll be able to smooth things over with a friend. But, ...

BRISTOL, Fla. (WMBB) — 19 Florida school districts still allow corporal punishment or paddling. A Liberty County High School senior is trying to put an end to the practice after it happened to her ...

School districts that paddle their students often give parents a choice, but might present suspension as the only other option. Credit: Camilla Forte/The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers ...

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. – George Gainer professes to be something of an expert in the matter of corporal punishment. "I got my butt beat about every 15 minutes coming up," he said. Gainer was raised ...

A high school principal in East Texas was arrested last week after paddling a student, causing her bodily injury and sparking national headlines that renewed the debate over whether corporal ...

"The number one thing that's important is learning." Lora Evans, another leader in the local Parents for Public Schools chapter, whose son also once got the paddle years ago, was not bothered then but ...