Corporal Punishment in Schools Essay

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    shows the top ten reported states that use paddling as a punishment in public schools, with Mississippi as the front-runner for the most reported paddlings. But, this is only the reported paddling, there is no telling of how much happens that is not reported to school officials. The Southern States are the most popular for corporal punishment in schools because of how religious these states and the people in them tend to be. “The Bible Belt states, where ardent Protestant Fundamentalism is strong, have been identified consistently as leading the nation in the use of corporal punishment as a disciplinary tool in schools (Milling, 1991)” (Richardson, 1994). This is mainly because of the amount of corporal punishment shown in The Bible and how people tend to follow what happens in the Bible very strictly. Following the Bible from a literal standpoint show the “benefits” of corporal punishment for children, which leads to allowing it in many different situations, whether that be home or in schools. When this article was written--and still today, “Corporal punishment is forbidden to be used on persons in the military and in prisons, and on employees, and yet a recent report by…

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    enforcement are doing exactly what needs to be done to keep the school in order and everyone safe but doing so sets students up to fail their educational goals. The realm of harsh school discipline, suspensions, expulsions, school arrests, and corporal punishment are all practices used in school systems today. School is supposed to be a safe environment for students to learn and grow into intelligent and confident individuals that will advance in life as they grow. School is the building block…

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    Should corporal punishment be banned in school? By Tay Ming Jian Corporal is the punishment that happened in school time. The effect of corporal punishment is to discipline the kid or the student to have a good attitude. It still happed in this generation, the punishment is always happened between on the children and student, and teacher will hit the student by cane if they are doing something wrong, like forget to bring the book, make a mistake in the exercise, playing around, etc. The teacher…

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    The discipline program governs student behavior that result in a student being placed on a discipline ladder. Corporal punishment, in-school and out-of- school suspensions are the forms of punishments at WMS. I recommend change procedures under the Level 3 misbehaviors. I believe that Level 3 violations should not have the option of in-school suspension. Another recommendation would be to suspend students who refuse to receive corporal punishment, instead of sending them to ISS. Students…

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    Corporal Punishment: Useful in Schools WHACK! WHACK! WHACK! Students who attended many American schools from the founding of the United States until the mid-to-late twentieth century know that sound all too well. These students all knew exactly what was happening when they heard this noise. Each and every student knew that one of their peers had acted up and was being punished- with a paddle. Though in modern times many are opposing this form of discipline, even claiming it is abuse, corporal…

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    by cane when you were studying in school? Corporal punishment is the punishment that inflicted on a person’s body for wrongdoing. Corporal punishment has become a serious matter that the society always concerned about. We can always read news about student was being “abused” in school nowadays. Now here is the question, is corporal punishment equals to abuse? Some school has banned corporal punishment but some are still applying it as one of the punishment for wrongdoing students. I believe that…

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    dilemma facing Palmer? The dilemma Palmer is facing pertaining to corporal punishment is based on the different views that come to corporal punishment. Some people believe that corporal punishment is "a legalized form of child abuse, which conveys to students that violence is an acceptable method of resolving problems or disagreements" (Essex, 2012, p. 77). In most cases, corporal punishment is the last resort when it comes to discipline in the school system because it can lead to lawsuits. …

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    Corporal punishment of children is a highly debated issue. With both supporters and opponents throughout history, it has been studied and discussed in academia, the media, and even in the judicial system. With statistical information and valid arguments presented from both sides, one can delve into the complicated discussion of it’s effectiveness thoroughly. In order to discuss the effectiveness of corporal punishment one must first understand what the definition of corporal punishment is.…

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    elementary school classroom should be an enjoyable…

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    Corporal Punishment: “Physical punishment, as spanking, inflicted on a child by an adult in authority” (Merriam Webster, 2016). When you think of corporal punishment, what comes to mind? Do you think of it as a form of child abuse or a form of discipline? Some individuals believe corporal punishment is a form of child abuse. Whereas, other individuals believe corporal punishment is a form of discipline. Corporal punishment is an explicit practice related to families and by banning it in the U.S…

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