Corporal punishment in N.C. public schools – WSOC TV

None — Corporal punishment is not allowed in North Carolina prisons but it is in some N.C. public schools.  Nineteen of the 115 districts in North Carolina allow corporal punishment as a form of discipline for children as young as age five.

Channel 9 Eyewitness News discovered hundreds of instances when corporal punishment was used and cases involving children with disabilities.  An overwhelming majority of parents in districts that allow corporal punishment support the policy and often prefer their child receive corporal punishment over traditional in-school suspension.  Would you allow a principal or teacher to discipline your child with a wooden paddle?  Tomorrow starting at 5pm on Channel 9 Eyewitness News.

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