Corporal punishment—typically swats with a wooden paddle on the backside of a student—is banned in most of the nation. However, 19 states, mostly in the South, still allow it, according to the Center for Effective Discipline, a group that seeks to abolish corporal punishment in U.S. schools.” (USA Today)
It’s part of the children’s civics education.
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“The Origins of the Public School” by Robert P. Murphy