Does it Belong in Schools Today?

Corporal Punishment

A law suit was filed in Texas over Corporal Punishment in September 2012.

Person of the same sex must deliver the punishment.

Law suit was lost.

School district rescinded this rule.

Why this subject?

20 States still allow Corporal Punishment to be used in public schools.

Corporal Punishment is meted out to boys and girls both.

Over 223,000 students were punished in the year 2008.That’s only 1,200 students a day.

There are over 11 million students in the 100 largest school districts in the nation.

Only states with large minority populations use it.

States that employ it are run by backward thinking people.

States with right-wing agendas use corporal punishment to control the young population.

THEORIES

Corporal punishment lowers self esteem

Corporal punishment leads to abuse

Corporal punishment is degrading

Corporal punishment is psychologically damaging

Corporal punishment does not deter wrong doing

DISADVANTAGES

Deters students from bad behavior.

Teaches discipline

No suspensions

Relieves the parents from leaving work

No interruptions in learning

ADVANTAGES

8th GRADE TESTING RESULTS

8th GRADE TESTING RESULTS

Corporal Punishment has been proven to instill discipline in students.

Corporal Punishment does deter wrong doing.

We need to instill respect for our elders, teachers and those in authority in our youth.

Conclusion

Corporal Punishment can be psychologically damaging.But not due to the delivered spanking, but due

to how children treat the student who was disciplined.

Corporal Punishment may not be the answer we’re looking for, but it has worked in the past.

THE BUTT IS A LONG WAY AWAY FROM THE BRAIN!

Remember!

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"Why Is Paddling Still Allowed in Schools?" Ideas Why Is Paddling Still Allowed in Schools Comments. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Nov. 2012. <http://ideas.time.com/2012/10/01/should-paddling-be-allowed-in-schools/>.

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