Corporal Punishment in Schools Leslie Boyer Angie Moore

1. How far should schools be able to go in the direction of punishment, especially when some parents seem to have no concern about their children's behaviors at school? 2. After experiencing Service Learning at a school with so many behavior problems, how do you think Corporal Punishment might affect school 69? Open Ended Questions

Corporal Punishment in Schools We feel corporal punishment is necessary because it is a very useful tool when teaching children to learn and understand morals and respect. We feel this topic is controversial because many parents feel it is THEIR job to discipline their children, and no one elses. These ideas may be the reason why many students go to school with no respect for authority, which can ultimately prevent other students from learning or put them in harms way.

Cons for Corporal Punishment 1. weaker when angry. 2. Injuries occur. Bruises are common. Broken bones are not unusual. Children's deaths have occurred in the U.S. due to school corporal punishment. 3. Schools are the only institutions in America in which striking another person is legally sanctioned. It is not allowed in prisons, in the military or in mental hospitals. 4. Educators and school boards are sometimes sued when corporal punishment is used in their schools. 5. Schools that use corporal punishment often have poorer academic achievement, more vandalism, truancy, pupil violence and higher dropout rates. 6. Corporal punishment is often not used as a last resort. It is often the first resort for minor misbehaviors. 7. Many alternatives to corporal punishment have proven their worth. Alternatives teach chiIt perpetuates a cycle of child abuse. It teaches children to hit someone smaller and ldren to be self-disciplined rather than cooperative only because of 8. fear. The Center for Effective Discipline (2012)

Pros for Corporal Punishment 1. Bad behavior is on an increase in the classrooms 2. There is a lack of a father figure in the home 3. Crime has increased 4. It makes many grow up with a better respect for themselves, as well as others. Retrieved from debatewise.org

Advocates for corporal punishment in schools feel, as noted by the Ingraham court decision 1.That it is an efficacious technique of training and discipline 2.These children are better controlled, learn appropriate appreciation for authority, develop better social skills as well as improved moral character, and learn to better discipline themselves. 3.That our teachers do not have proper classroom order and that, for many students, physical punishment is the only technique left to preserve academic control. 4.Popular opinion suggest it is acceptable for parents to physically punish their children, it is thus fully acceptable for school officials, who substitute for parents during school hours, to exercise this method as well 5.That corporal punishment is only used as a "last resort" when all else has failed Greydanus, Greydanus, III, Hoffman, Pratt, & Tsegaye-Spates, 2003

Personal Affects of Corporal Punishment Cole Long, a senior at Holmes County High in Bonifay, Fl says, "the spankings teach students discipline and respect... I used to be a wild child." " supporters argue that paddling punishes students and keeps them in school because the alternative for students with bad behavior would be suspension." "Spanking Lives On In Rural Florida Schools [DP]." Viewpoints In Context.

References The Center for Effective Discipline. (n.d) Arguments against corporal punishment. Discipline at School. Retrieved November 14, 2012 from Debatewise. (n.d). Corporal punishment should be reintroduced. Greydanus, D. E., Greydanus, III, S. E., Hoffman, A. D., Pratt, H. D., & Tsegaye- Spates, C.R. (2003, May). Corporal Punishment in Schools. Journal of Adolescent Health, 32 (5), Retrieved from "Spanking Lives On In Rural Florida Schools [DP]." All Things Considered 13 Mar Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 23 Nov