hen a Florida elementary school principal was caught on video spanking a six-year-old girl with a wooden paddle last month, it sparked national outrage and a criminal investigation. But for those who believed the principal should face arrest, a state prosecutor’s memo stung like a slap to the face. Florida is one of 19 states in the country that allows corporal punishment in schools, but it’s...
‘It’s barbaric’: some US children getting hit at school despite bans
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