More and More School Districts Ban Corporal Punishment after Passage of Statewide Parental Involvement Law September 29, 2011
Greetings!
Action for Children is pleased to present our newest publication, Corporal Punishment in the Public Schools: A Practice on the Decline.
The report finds that since the passage of a statewide law this year requiring school districts that still allow corporal punishment to send an opt-out form to parents, at least 18 additional school districts have banned corporal punishment.
The 18 join another 70 districts that had already banned the practice.
Take Home Points:
- More and more school districts are banning the practice of corporal punishment in North Carolina - at least 18 additional districts have banned the practice in just three months, for a total of 88 out of 115 districts (77 percent).
- Twenty-one school districts reported using corporal punishment during the 2009-10 or 2010-11 school years. Six of those districts have since banned the practice.
- Of the 27 school districts that had not yet banned corporal punishment as of September 2011, only 16 report having sent out the required parent opt-out form at the beginning of the school year.
The report gives a district-by-district update on corporal punishment policies and practices across the state, including whether districts have banned corporal punishment, are considering a ban, used corporal punishment during the past two years, and sent the required opt-out form to parents. Corporal Punishment in the Public Schools: A Practice on the Decline is available on Action for Children's website at: www.ncchild.org.
Sincerely, Action for Children North Carolina |
