Witnesses allege Arielle Everett forced her son to the ground and punched him. Everett says she fell while holding onto her ...

An arrest report says Arielle Everett was frustrated with her son's "continued behavioral problems." Her attorney argues Everett's actions in this case amount to legal corporal punishment.

WASHINGTON ( DC News Now) – A second allegation of corporal punishment at a Southeast D.C. elementary school is under investigation, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and DC Public Schools ...

A student is considered chronically absent when they miss at least 10% of a school year. In most states, that means missing ...

Randolph County, NC -- Whether corporal punishment, or a bill to eliminate it, are good ideas depends on who you ask.“What do you need every day?” Johnny Walker asked his 8th grade class. “Your ...

In 1977, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that corporal punishment against school children does not violate the federal Constitution. Justices ruled 5-4 in the Ingraham v. Wright decision that ...

The New York State Education Department collected data how many students experienced these methods in public, charter and ...

Corporal punishment is still legal in Texas schools. Let that sink in. Yes, corporal punishment still happens in Texas schools. Adults in school districts with corporal punishment policies can spank, ...

Fijian advocates, mental health professionals and those with lived experiences reject the call to reintroduce corporal ...

A government school teacher, Reena Rathore, was suspended for beating a student with a prickly stick at her office. The ...

A Shimla government's primary school teacher has been suspended following a viral video showing her inflicting corporal ...

Two separate cases of corporal punishment against nine-year-olds in Karnataka reveal alarming abuses by teachers in ...