Spanking Should Be Allowed In Schools

For many years, much controversy has surrounded the ethics behind the “appropriate” means of discipling children. In years past, spanking was found to be both an appropriate and effective tool for teaching children right from wrong. Forms of spanking have even been implemented in schools and classrooms as appropriate measures for teachers to take in the event a child were disrespectful or acting out in class. In order to analyze the perceived agreement or disagreement of spanking as a useful tool of discipline, we will examine data that shows a comparison between different levels of agreement to spanking, next to a sample of religious preferences. To look more specifically into this topic, we will examine this question: “What role does religious …show more content…
According to the publication Parental Entitlement and Corporal Punishment by James Dawyer “With religious conviction, it is typically not that some religion prescribes a different way of life in which hitting has special meaning, but rather that adherents respect the wisdom of religious authority about how best to instill a sense of discipline in children”. However, there are more alternative reasons for Corporal punishment other than just spanking kids. According to ReligiousTolerance.org, forms of Corporal Punishment can be seen dating back as far as the times of slave trade: “Slave-owners could whip slaves. This was theoretically abolished in the U.S. at the end of the Civil War. Masters could whip indentured servants. Jail guards could cane or whip prisoners. The last flogging in Britain was in 1967; in the U.S. it ended in 1952. School teachers could use corporal punishment on their students. Laws were passed to abolished spanking in British state-run schools in 1986, and in privately funded schools in 1998. The Supreme Court of Canada prohibited corporal punishment by Canadian schools in 2004. Punishment in schools is still permitted in about 60% of the states. Parents and guardians could -- and continue to -- use corporal punishment on their children in the U.S. and Canada, subject to some