For decades, the use of corporal punishment in schools has been justified as a means of enforcing discipline. Yet mounting ...

In much of the world, we have outlawed physical violence against adults, including the physical punishment of women, prisoners and military recruits. It is also illegal in many places to hit a dog. In ...

Physically punishing children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has exclusively negative outcomes—including poor health, lower academic performance, and impaired social-emotional development ...

Like many Americans, I often look to our nation's founding documents to guide my scrutiny of current events. Many of us frequently reference the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, but ...

A 12-year-old Ohio boy died Saturday after a man taking care of him allegedly forced the child into back-to-back ice baths and strenuous exercises as part of a twisted form of “corporal punishment,” ...

Is corporal punishment still allowed in South Carolina public schools? Here’s what state law says. Getty Images South Carolina is one of the few states in the nation that still allows corporal ...

While Corporal punishment has been banned in most states in the U.S. since the mid-1990s, a number still allow it in schools, predominantly those in the Southeast. In some states, while inflicting ...

The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has urged the public to view the abolishment of corporal punishment as part of a collective effort to promote positive and respectful discipline that ...