Every day, approximately 600 students across the U.S. are physically punished at school — hit with wooden paddles or struck by objects by adults charged with their education and care. While corporal ...

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on April 23, 2025, permitting teachers to use physical force to discipline students. Trump's order rolls back guidance from previous Democratic ...

Florida is changing its approach to corporal punishment in schools. Starting this year, parents must approve before school districts can administer corporal punishment. According to the National ...

Florida's new law (HB 1255) mandates parental consent for corporal punishment in schools, effective July 1. Brevard Public Schools prohibits corporal punishment and has no plans to change its policy.

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

UF graduates Graham Bernstein and Konstantin Nakov fought for years for Florida to ban corporal punishment in schools — often known as paddling. Their efforts came to fruition earlier this year with a ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — A new state law will ban the spanking or paddling of disabled students in Oklahoma schools. While a State Department of Education rule previously prohibited teachers, principals or ...

Florida has changed how corporal punishment can be used in its public schools, requiring parents to give approval before the practice is administered. House Bill 1255, passed this spring, mandates ...

Tarlika Nunez-Navarro, a former judge, joins “Banfield” to discuss a new Florida law that gives school districts the power to authorize corporal punishment, if ...

Trump's order rolls back guidance from previous Democratic presidents aimed at reducing racial disparities in school disciplinary actions such as suspensions and expulsions. The order says nothing ...