The Legal/Ethical Issue Of Corporal Punishment In Schools

There is always two sides to every story and this is still very much the case in the debate on spanking children. Spanking is one of the most controversial and most debated topics of this century. Moreover, there seems to never be a middle road and debaters always feel very strongly one way or another. This topic in general quite often falls prey to the excluded extreme fallacy that one is either fully for spanking or fully against it; either way to the fullest extent. Some believe spanking is a necessary tool in instilling respect and appropriate behavior, while others argue that is does more damage to a child than it does reparation.

To spank or not to spank? The topic of corporal punishment is a controversial and sensitive matter in our society. No matter what day in age we live in it will continue to be a social problem. Corporal punishment, also referred to as spanking is deliberately inflicting pain on a person due to an inappropriate behavior or act they have done. This involves hitting, pinching, using switch cords, smacking, and etcetera. Those who are in favor of corporal punishment and believes that it should not be illegal, uses scriptures from the bible as justification. Supporters of corporal punishment feels as if spanking is an effective way to manage behavior. Those who are against spanking points out the negative, psychological issues, and mental

I feel that teachers who apply corporal punishment don’t know how to deal with children in an acceptable manner, they don’t possess the necessary tools to deal with the situation. They don’t follow the ethical code of SACE and take matters into their own hands. I feel that they use this tactic to scare children instead of engaging with them in a caring manner because they don’t have a passion for teaching and developing children. Sometimes teaching is just another job to

The term corporal punishment means the intentional infliction of pain on the body for purposes of punishment. "Spanking can be defined as the use of physical force aimed at causing children to experience pain but not injury, for the purposes of correction and control of youthful behavior"(http://www.123helpme.com/preview.asp?id=32539). Spanking is a controversial topic and should not be taken lightly.

While reading Cleverley & Phillips ' Visions of Childhood I found that many views of the past relating to corporal punishment have changed significantly. During my readings I read things that instantly stood out to me. The first being how many issues and their solutions revolved around religion. John Wesley, was the founder of the Methodist Movement, and he believed that children were born with sin and that it was the parental duty to discipline the unruly child, starting at an early age. During this time period, corporal punishment was a common practice. Wesley used reference to the Bible verse in Proverbs to declare, “Spare the rod, spoil the child”, (Cleverly and Phillips, 1986) in turn parents believed they were doing God’s will with their harsh punishments.

In the past research has mainly focused on the negative effects of corporal punishment on children only recently has it begun to focus on potential factors that influence individual perceptions of corporal punishment. This study aimed to investigate the effects of SDO on an individuals perception of corporal punishment. In this study they hypothesized that people with high SDO levels would see more child punishment as legitimate uses of parental authority than those with lower levels SDO. For this study they used a questionnaire with scenarios like: “Seven-year-old (five-year-old or thirteen-year-old) Emily was arguing with her younger sister, fighting over a toy. Emily ended up calling her younger sister an inappropriate name. Her father was

What is the harm of a little physical reinforcement to ensure children know how to properly act in society? This idea of physical reinforcement is also known as corporal punishment and is still present today in the southern American states, including some Texas school systems. Corporal punishment defined as “punishment of a physical nature, such as caning, flogging, or beating” (Corporal punishment). Some administers believe benefits include fewer student outbursts and a quiet environment; however, this logic fails to include the psychological implications of corporal punishment on students. Negative effects of corporal punishment negate the benefits of classroom management, as evidenced by the Social

A physical punishment, or in other words physical discipline, inflicted by adult partakers aimed to impose physical pain on minors. Minors are persons under a specific age, generally under the age of majority, the age of adulthood, that is standardized or stated by law. For example, in Ontario, Canada, the age of majority is set at 18, but in other Canadian provinces and territories the age of majority differs. Corporal punishment can be inflicted by partakers in home, schools or other locations to reinforce discipline. There are many ways in which corporal punishments can be inflicted by such as spanking the buttocks of a minor with bare hands, or with sharp objects, flogging, whipping, beating, etc.

If you saw a teacher hitting their student, would you think it was okay or would you disagree? Corporal punishment of any child in school should be illegal in all states. Corporal punishment in school is causing the student pain in response to undesired behavior. It might involve hitting the student across the buttocks or the hand with a cane, wooden paddle, slipper, belt, or wooden yardstick (ruler). With corporal punishment you are not promoting a safe school, you can't sue the teacher who hit your child if the child gets hurt badly, and your also promoting violence into the vulnerable child's life; you're making a criminal. But, some might care to see that corporal punishment is okay and we can have it.

Corporal punishment is defined as causing deliberate physical pain to a student in response to an unwanted behavior, administered by a person of authority. The most common methods of corporal punishment in the United States are spanking, slapping, pinching, pulling, or hitting with an object such as a paddle or belt. Although research has demonstrated very little support for corporal punishment as being an effective method of disciplining, it is legal in 19 states, with the most incidents occurring in the five following states: Texas, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, and Alabama. During the 2006-2007 school year, more than 223,000 students were physically punished at least once by a member of the school staff (Han, 2014). In Mississippi, corporal

“ More than 3.6 million reports of Maltreatment”.People may think that abuse and corporal punishment has the same effect on a child the same way discipline does. The effect of abuse and corporal punishment on a child life is negative while the effect of discipline is positive.

The world has changed in many different ways, but there are still things that need to be changed for the better. Corporal punishment is one of those things. All around the world, corporal punishment is affecting children in many ways. It is described as a form of discipline that hurts a child in a way and is used both in homes and schools. It has been going on for years upon years and very few people try to stop it. People believe corporal punishment is good for children, but there have been so many negative outcomes that other people argue against it. Although some people believe that corporal punishment helps improve a child’s behavior, corporal punishment should not be used because it could be used excessively and it is ineffective.

Punishment can be defined as part of disciplinary measure that can be inflicted on any person with the aim of creating positive behavioral change? In order words, punishment can be considered a sub-aspect of discipline. At the level of schools, “many parents and teachers see punishment as part of discipline” (D.H. Sailor, 2010), based on discipline. Some people however, do not see punishment as part of discipline. They strongly uphold that “discipline does not necessarily have to involve corporal punishment” (Songül K_L_MC_• 2009). Generally, at the level of school punishment is a policy. It generally works within the framework of everything revolving around the school code of conduct, and measures necessary to uphold them. In many African schools discipline involves other minimal classroom measures, suspension from school and corporal punishment. Corporal punishment in particular has long been an “acceptable, common form of discipline among African-Americans. Indeed, spanking is as much a part of popular black culture” (LaShaun Williams, 2011). The very purpose of this corporal punishment especially on children is to stop them from undesired behavior by using a painful or unpleasant method.

Corporal punishment is a form of punishment used on children to correct bad behavior. The definition of corporal punishment is, a physical punishment , as flogging, inflicted on the body of one convicted of a crime (Dictionary.com). While several states strictly prohibit corporal punishment in schools, 44% of states in the U.S. still allow it to occur. Corporal punishment is an inappropriate way to correct bad behavior. However, almost 50% of the states in the U.S. still allow it to occur. Corporal punishment is always wrong to use in schools because it causes long-term negative effects on students, negative opinions of school or teachers, and it can increase the rate of crime and violence from students.

Discipline is one of the basic things a child learns from his parents before he or she faces the outside world to learn more about life as a whole. Teaching this trait can depend on how the parent shows it to their child and how they explain the importance of having this trait both in and out of their homes. Misbehaving children cannot be avoided as they are curious little beings and they have a tendency to explore. But there are some parents, even teachers, who do not tolerate misbehaving and they resort to corporal punishments such as spanking to make sure the child never forgets how painful it is to misbehave as they will remember the punishment entailed to it and become more disciplined. However, not all children would understand the