Two licks with a wooden paddle in the principal’s office was the price 11-year-old Kaley Zacher, of Dexter, Georgia, paid for ignoring warnings about falling behind in her school work. Rules are rules ...

CASSVILLE, Mo. (KOLR) – An old-school discipline method is making its way back into some Missouri schools. The Cassville School District in Southern Missouri is bringing back corporal punishment under ...

COLLINS — At the beginning of every school year, April Johnson oversees the distribution of the Covington County School District student handbook. Tucked into the first half is a section titled ...

“Discipline has to be part of the whole building of conscience so children will learn to care if they do something that can harm somebody else.” We’re more sensitive to children’s emotional needs, ...

To paddle or not to paddle, that was the question the Marion County School Board debated Thursday during a review of the 2010-11 Student Code of Conduct. After a long debate, it appears corporal ...

Kimberly Zacher gave permission for her daughter, Kaley, to be paddled twice at Southwest Laurents Elementary School, Ga. John Bazemore AP Two licks with a wooden paddle in the principal’s office was ...

Tekicia Yancie had a choice: Allow the assistant principal to paddle her 11-year-old daughter who had been accused of bullying, or accept a three-day suspension for the East Columbus Magnet Academy ...

MONTICELLO, Ga. -- A 5-year-old was paddled by administrators at his school and his mother said she thought she had no choice but to let it happen. Thomas faced his punishment on Wednesday at Jasper ...

A charter school in Georgia sent out consent forms to parents informing them about a corporal punishment that would allow the school to paddle students. Jody Boulineau, superintendent of Georgia ...

MONTICELLO, GA -- A 5-year-old was paddled by administrators at his school and his mother says she thought she had no choice but to let it happen. Thomas faced his punishment on Wednesday at Jasper ...

MONTICELLO, Ga. -- A 5-year-old was paddled by administrators at his school and his mother says she thought she had no choice but to let it happen. Thomas faced his punishment on Wednesday at Jasper ...