This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Early on in his administrative career, ...

A school district in Missouri is reportedly reinstating corporal punishment under a new policy, which will be used as a last resort and with permission from parents after many expressed a desire for ...

As a rookie teacher, Rick Spurling remembers his principal encouraging him to paddle students to get his classroom under control. Thirty years later, as superintendent of Mitchell County Schools, ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Corporal punishment is still legal in Tennessee schools. Usually, it’s performed with a paddle. “Corporal punishment has a time and place if it is administered properly, and ...

Raleigh Johnson was dreading fifth period. He knew what was coming. Because of a failing grade in his Spanish class, Johnson readied himself to be on the receiving end of two swats from a nearly ...

An April 15, 1999 file photo, shows Pedro Maldonado, 13, a 6th-grader with his mother Ruth Maldonado in front of Bowie Junior High, now Bowie Middle School, in Irving. Pedro was paddled three times by ...

CONWAY, S.C. (WMBF) – The tributes continue for a fallen Horry County police corporal. On Saturday, Horry County police and community members will join the Beach Patrol team for a “paddle-out” to ...

This article was originally published in Missouri Independent. Early on in his administrative career, longtime Missouri educator Chris Belcher had what he called the worst experience of his life. “The ...