Corporal Punishment In U S Public Schools

Author : Elizabeth T. Gershoff,Kelly M. Purtell,Igor Holas
Publisher : Springer
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-27
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9783319148182

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Corporal Punishment in U.S. Public Schools by Elizabeth T. Gershoff,Kelly M. Purtell,Igor Holas Pdf

This Brief reviews the past, present, and future use of school corporal punishment in the United States, a practice that remains legal in 19 states as it is constitutionally permitted according to the U.S. Supreme Court. As a result of school corporal punishment, nearly 200,000 children are paddled in schools each year. Most Americans are unaware of this fact or the physical injuries sustained by countless school children who are hit with objects by school personnel in the name of discipline. Therefore, Corporal Punishment in U.S. Public Schools begins by summarizing the legal basis for school corporal punishment and trends in Americans’ attitudes about it. It then presents trends in the use of school corporal punishment in the United States over time to establish its past and current prevalence. It then discusses what is known about the effects of school corporal punishment on children, though with so little research on this topic, much of the relevant literature is focused on parents’ use of corporal punishment with their children. It also provides results from a policy analysis that examines the effect of state-level school corporal punishment bans on trends in juvenile crime. It concludes by discussing potential legal, policy, and advocacy avenues for abolition of school corporal punishment at the state and federal levels as well as summarizing how school corporal punishment is being used and what its potential implications are for thousands of individual students and for the society at large. As school corporal punishment becomes more and more regulated at the state level, Corporal Punishment in U.S. Public Schools serves an essential guide for policymakers and advocates across the country as well as for researchers, scientist-practitioners, and graduate students.

Author : Alice Farmer,Human Rights Watch (Organization)
Publisher : Human Rights Watch
Page : 75 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Children with disabilities
ISBN : 9781564325310

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Impairing Education by Alice Farmer,Human Rights Watch (Organization) Pdf

Recommendations -- Methodology -- Corporal punishment in US public schools -- Corporal punishment by the numbers -- Behaviors leading to beatings -- Impact of corporal punishment -- Parents' inability to protect children -- Best practices : effective discipline for students with disabilities -- International Human Rights Law protecting students with disabilities -- Conclusion.

Author : Elizabeth Gershoff,Kelly M. Purtell,Igor Holas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3319148192

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Corporal Punishment in U. S. Public Schools by Elizabeth Gershoff,Kelly M. Purtell,Igor Holas Pdf

Author : Jane Hall Fitz-Gibbon
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 3319861654

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Corporal Punishment, Religion, and United States Public Schools by Jane Hall Fitz-Gibbon Pdf

This book examines corporal punishment in United States public schools. The practice—which is still legal in nineteen states—affects approximately a quarter million children each year. Justification for the use of physical punishment is often based on religious texts. Rather than simply disregarding the importance of religious commitment, this volume presents an alternative faith-based response. The book suggests the “hermeneutical triad,” of sacred text, tradition, and reason as an acceptable approach for those seeking to be faithful to religious text and tradition.

Author : Jane Hall Fitz-Gibbon
Publisher : Springer
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017-06-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783319574486

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Corporal Punishment, Religion, and United States Public Schools by Jane Hall Fitz-Gibbon Pdf

This book examines corporal punishment in United States public schools. The practice—which is still legal in nineteen states—affects approximately a quarter million children each year. Justification for the use of physical punishment is often based on religious texts. Rather than simply disregarding the importance of religious commitment, this volume presents an alternative faith-based response. The book suggests the “hermeneutical triad,” of sacred text, tradition, and reason as an acceptable approach for those seeking to be faithful to religious text and tradition.

Author : New York (N.Y.). Board of Education
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : Corporal punishment
ISBN : HARVARD:32044096985510

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Reports on Corporal Punishment by New York (N.Y.). Board of Education Pdf

Author : T. C. Stonefox
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1795434775

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Spanked at School! by T. C. Stonefox Pdf

School corporal punishment is currently legal in 19 states, and over 160,000 children in these states are subject to corporal punishment in schools each year. (Corporal Punishment in U.S. Public Schools: Prevalence, Disparities in Use, and Status in State and Federal Policy by Elizabeth T. Gershoff and Sarah A. Font)Our survey was begun in 2009 and continues through today. It is not a scientific survey, but is intended to give people an opportunity to respond to questions about their experiences. These are the questions that were asked in the survey:1.How old are you now?2.Are you male or female?3.What country did you grow up in?4.If you grew up in the United States, what states did you live in when you were going to school?5.Did you wear a uniform to school?6.Did you go to a public or private school?7.What grades were you spanked at school and what were you spanked with?8.Who spanked you at school?9.What was the gender of the person that spanked you?10.How were you positioned for the spanking?11.How soon after the offense were you spanked?12.Where were you spanked?13.How many swats were you given? If you received more than one spanking at school, please tell how many swats you received each time and what you were spanked with.14.If there was a witness present, who was it?15.If your parents were informed, how was that done?16.How was your spanking administered?17.If it was done on your bare bottom did you know it would be done that way?18.If it was done on your bare bottom, how were you told that it would be done that way?19.If you were spanked on your bare bottom, how were you prepared for that?20.Please take a moment and tell us about your most memorable school spanking and why you were punished.At the time of this writing, there were 585 responses. We have included charts documenting the answers provided. While many respondents didn't provide much information on Question 20, those responses that were interesting are included in this book, including their responses to all questions. Much of the data is not surprising. Most of the students receiving corporal punishment were males. Most of the students were from the southern United States. While public schools in the south still use corporal punishment, many states have outlawed it in public schools. Private religious schools seem to use it with more consistency and severity.Students in elementary school were usually spanked over the knee with the hand by the teacher, right after the offense. Older students were spanked in a more traditional manner with a paddle or cane, bending over. These were usually done by a principal or headmaster, often after school.Witnesses were often present, but not always, and to our surprise, parents weren't always informed. We were very surprised that a number of respondents claimed that corporal punishment was administered to their bare bottoms.

Author : Susan Bitensky
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2006-06-14
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789047431169

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Corporal Punishment of Children: A Human Rights Violation by Susan Bitensky Pdf

The core of this book is a detailed analysis of the status of corporal punishment of children, including Areasonable spankings by parents, under international human rights law. The analysis leads compellingly to the conclusion that such punishment is indeed a human rights violation, consonant with modern norms about right and decent treatment of juveniles. The book further provides a comparative analysis between the domestic laws of the seventeen nations that ban all corporal punishment of children (Sweden, Finland, Norway, Austria, Cyprus, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Bulgaria, Croatia, Latvia, Hungary, Romania, Ukraine, Israel, Italy, and Portugal) and examples of the domestic laws in the countries that still permit some physical chastisement of children (United States and Canada). Because it is anticipated that a good number of readers will be surprised to learn that this disciplinary practice has become a human rights law violation, the book also engages in an in-depth exegesis of the psychological evidence and historical and philosophical reasons warranting prohibition of all corporal punishment of children as an imperative policy choice. The work probes as well why, once that choice is made, it is essential to use legal bans on the punishment inasmuch as they have uniquely effective pedagogical and therapeutic roles and give some permanence to humanity’s hard won understanding about protecting the young from violence. Published under the Transnational Publishers imprint.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Human Rights Watch
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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A Violent Education by Anonim Pdf

Author : Irwin A. Hyman,James H. Wise
Publisher : Philadelphia : Temple University Press
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Corporal punishment
ISBN : UCAL:B4324758

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Corporal Punishment in American Education by Irwin A. Hyman,James H. Wise Pdf

Author : Seunghee Han
Publisher : Springer
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789811024481

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Corporal Punishment in Rural Schools by Seunghee Han Pdf

This book presents an analysis of corporal punishment practices in rural schools. It examines trends in corporal punishment at rural schools for school years from 1999-2000, 2003-2004, 2005-2006 and 2007-2008, multiple stakeholders’ perspectives on corporal punishment (e.g., school staff, student and parents), and various school-specific factors including alternative discipline practices, school safety efforts, problematic student behaviours, and academic outcomes. In addition to drawing attention to the issue of corporal punishment in rural schools, it equips readers with an in-depth understanding of these practices.

Author : Nadine A. Block
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10
Category : Corporal punishment
ISBN : 0615830099

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Breaking the Paddle by Nadine A. Block Pdf

"Bend over and take your whacks," is heard each day by over l,000 school children in the United States. Almost half of US states permit educators to hit children with contoured boards called "paddles" for breaking school rules. Sometimes children are hit without parent permission and sometimes against parents' wishes. Paddling can lead to injuries requiring medical treatment including bleeding, bruises and even broken bones. Over l00 countries have banned school corporal punishment. In Breaking the Paddle: Ending School Corporal Punishment, Nadine Block sheds light on this dark side of American education and refutes arguments used to support its use. Block tells parents how to protect their children from this archaic discipline and gives specific recommendations for how to end it for all US school children. This important book should be read by parents, educators, physicians, mental health professionals, child abuse prevention professionals, school board members, legislators, and all persons who promote the optimum development of children and seek to protect their right to be free from physical harm.

Author : Human Rights Watch (Organization)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Corporal punishment of children
ISBN : 1564323692

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A Violent Education by Human Rights Watch (Organization) Pdf

Author : James H. Wise
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Corporal punishment
ISBN : UOM:39015053538073

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Proceedings, Conference on Corporal Punishment in the Schools by James H. Wise Pdf

Author : Justin Driver
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-06
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780525566960

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The Schoolhouse Gate by Justin Driver Pdf

A Washington Post Notable Book of the Year A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice An award-winning constitutional law scholar at the University of Chicago (who clerked for Judge Merrick B. Garland, Justice Stephen Breyer, and Justice Sandra Day O’Connor) gives us an engaging and alarming book that aims to vindicate the rights of public school stu­dents, which have so often been undermined by the Supreme Court in recent decades. Judicial decisions assessing the constitutional rights of students in the nation’s public schools have consistently generated bitter controversy. From racial segregation to un­authorized immigration, from antiwar protests to compul­sory flag salutes, from economic inequality to teacher-led prayer—these are but a few of the cultural anxieties dividing American society that the Supreme Court has addressed in elementary and secondary schools. The Schoolhouse Gate gives a fresh, lucid, and provocative account of the historic legal battles waged over education and illuminates contemporary disputes that continue to fracture the nation. Justin Driver maintains that since the 1970s the Supreme Court has regularly abdicated its responsibility for protecting students’ constitutional rights and risked trans­forming public schools into Constitution-free zones. Students deriving lessons about citizenship from the Court’s decisions in recent decades would conclude that the following actions taken by educators pass constitutional muster: inflicting severe corporal punishment on students without any proce­dural protections, searching students and their possessions without probable cause in bids to uncover violations of school rules, random drug testing of students who are not suspected of wrongdoing, and suppressing student speech for the view­point it espouses. Taking their cue from such decisions, lower courts have upheld a wide array of dubious school actions, including degrading strip searches, repressive dress codes, draconian “zero tolerance” disciplinary policies, and severe restrictions on off-campus speech. Driver surveys this legal landscape with eloquence, highlights the gripping personal narratives behind landmark clashes, and warns that the repeated failure to honor students’ rights threatens our basic constitutional order. This magiste­rial book will make it impossible to view American schools—or America itself—in the same way again.