Did you know that parents are not the only people allowed to spank a child? Nineteen states, including North Carolina, still allow corporal punishment in schools (Strauss). In some states, parental consent isn’t even needed. What most parents don’t understand, however, is that letting your child be physically disciplined - by being spanked, caned, or rapped across the knuckles by a yardstick as punishment - doesn’t just make them obedient; it makes them fearful. While supporters of corporal punishment argue that spanking should be allowed in the classroom because it “reduces youth violence” and “teaches respect for authority,” (Farrell) it has been shown that children who have been spanked are more likely to engage in violent behaviors towards
