The decision by the Cassville School District to resume the practice it dropped in comes as many public health experts contend corporal punishment is detrimental to children. Classes resumed Tuesday in the Cassville district for the first time since the school board in June approved bringing corporal punishment back to the 1,student district about 60 miles kilometers southwest of Springfield. Cassville Superintendent Merlyn Johnson told The Springfield News-Leader the decision to revive corporal punishment came after an anonymous survey sent to parents, students and school employees found they were concerned about student behavior and discipline.
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The next issue of Your Midday Sun will soon be in your inbox. We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try again. Khristina Harkey, who has a 6-year-old son in the district, told The Associated Press on Friday that she is on the fence about the policy. I was one of them.
The U. Supreme Court ruled in that corporal punishment is constitutional and left it up to states to set their own policies. Craven said 19 states, many in the South, have laws that allow corporal punishment in schools.
The most current data from shows about 70, children in the U. Students who are hit at school do not fare as well academically as their peers and are exposed to humiliation, along with physical and psychological trauma, Craven said. In some cases, children are hurt so badly that they need medical attention. Her research found that districts using corporal punishment are generally in poor, Republican-leaning rural areas in Southern states.
