Education Aug 21 ‘Hitting kids should never be allowed’: Illinois bans corporal punishment in all schools By John O'Connor, Associated Press
Education Aug 23 Watch 9:34 Assessing whether corporal punishment helps students, or hurts them Corporal punishment is still used in 21 states' public schools. Proponents say the method can motivate children to behave, but research suggests otherwise. Trey Clayton, for instance, was paddled repeatedly in school as a teenager, ultimately suffering a broken jaw… By PBS News Hour