American schools approve spanking of rebellious students

Cassville School District, Missouri, USA will allow flogging as a method of discipline for its 1900 studentsand this is after almost two decades during which this type of correction remained banned in the classroom.

AT Cassvillea small town of about 3 thousand inhabitants and located near the border with Arkansas, classes have recently resumed for both dad and mother previously obtained consent forms to learn about this new policyas reported publicly.

And although this new disciplinary policy has caused heated debate among US citizens, it should be noted that corporal punishment is legal in the USso the decision of the schools in Cassville will probably not be affected by the opposition of some people.

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It was last June when Cassville school district authorities parents were notified about the measure of “use of physical force as a method of correcting student behavior”, which entered into force with the start of the new academic year, August 22, 2022.

“In Cassville, employees will use reasonable physical force. no possibility of inflicting bodily injury or bodily harm in the presence of a witnessin accordance with the new policy,” was stated on the consent form delivered to the parents, which explained that the flogging would be done with a wooden board.

While the school’s website does not specify exactly how the punishment will be applied, it does state that “hitting a student in the head or face is not permitted.” The use of spanking as a punishment for misbehavior would be enforced “only when all other alternative means of discipline have failed.” yy They are to be used without any “possibility of injury or bodily injury,” the school said.

Corporal punishment in the United States

It is noteworthy that spanking, like other types ofThey were widely accepted in American schools until the early 20th century.However, in recent decades, this practice has disappeared, although not completely.

While the vast majority of US states have banned the practice, it is still permitted in 19 entities, mostly located in the southern part of the country.According to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

In 1977 Supreme Court from a neighboring country to the north has ruled that corporal punishment is constitutional and gives states the right to decide for themselves whether they want to keep it in effect. So this practice is still legal.

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