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Corporal Punishment in America: Most Adults in US Support Spanking Children and 19 States Allow It in Schools

Nearly a half-century after the Supreme Court ruled that school spankings are permissible and not “cruel and unusual punishment,” many U.S. states...

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CounterPunch

Christina Erickson

As views on spanking shift worldwide, most US adults support it, and 19 states allow physical punishment in schools

As views on spanking shift worldwide, most US adults support it, and 19 states allow physical punishment in schools

Although millions of US parents approve, decades of research shows that spanking is harmful.

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The Conversation

Christina Erickson