Submitted by Gary Shaffer (not verified) on April 29, 2008 - 8:56am.
Fortunately, the majority of students in NC are in school districts that prohibit corporal punishment. Long a mainstay of eductors from the late 1870's until the 1970's, more effective and longer lasting interventions are being used today. NC's Department of Public Instruction has been introducting one of these alternatives, Positive Behavioral Support, in districts across the state for the past few years. See the DPI website and for additional information. More alternatives to corporal punishment can be reviewed at the Center for Effective Disciplline at and at the Collaborative for Academic Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL) at www.casel.org. The time for physically harming students has come and gone; students should find a safe climate in our schools that promotes the learning of all students.
Corporal Punishment in Schools
Fortunately, the majority of students in NC are in school districts that prohibit corporal punishment. Long a mainstay of eductors from the late 1870's until the 1970's, more effective and longer lasting interventions are being used today. NC's Department of Public Instruction has been introducting one of these alternatives, Positive Behavioral Support, in districts across the state for the past few years. See the DPI website and for additional information. More alternatives to corporal punishment can be reviewed at the Center for Effective Disciplline at and at the Collaborative for Academic Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL) at www.casel.org. The time for physically harming students has come and gone; students should find a safe climate in our schools that promotes the learning of all students.